Joseph Bowers (birth unknown – death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a prop.
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| Full name | Joseph Bowers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown Barrow-in-Furness, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowers was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia. He won a cap for Great Britain against New Zealand.[1]
Bowers signed for Rochdale Hornets during October 1909, he made his début for Rochdale Hornets against Merthyr Tydfil RLFC.
Bowers was the landlord of The Fusiliers public house, Rochdale (now closed).
References
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Joe Bowers". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 28 February 2024.