Harrison Rowley

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Harrison Cotton Banks Rowley (15 June 1924 – 16 December 1956) was a New Zealand rugby union player and stock buyer. He was born in Cromwell and went to Southland Boys’ High School. Rowley played as a loose forward and earned one test cap for the All Blacks in 1949, in a win over the Wallabies at Eden Park. During that match he spent much of the time on the wing after the backline was reshuffled because fullback Jack Kelly was injured. He played for four unions—Bush, Wanganui, Thames Valley and North Auckland—because he moved around for work. Rowley died in 1956 from injuries after his car collided with a goods train at a crossing.