Ernest Rowland
| Full name | Ernest Melville Rowlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 September 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 April 1940 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Wales, Lampeter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1885 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
Ernest Melville Rowlands (21 September 1864 – 7 April 1940) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played rugby for Lampeter University and international rugby for Wales.
Rowland was born in Neath, 1864 to Evan Rowland and Jane Morris. After graduating from Lampeter University, Rowland took Holy Orders becoming a priest based in North Wales. He married Hannah Lillian Gilbert on 18 June 1896.
Rowland was awarded his first and only cap for Wales while still at Lampeter University. Played against England as part of the 1895 Home Nations Championship, Rowland was brought into the Welsh pack alongside fellow debuts Lewis Cobden Thomas and Evan Richards. This was the fourth time Wales had played England, and just like the three previous matches England were victorious over the Welsh team. Rowland was replaced for the next game, against Ireland, by Willie Thomas of Llandovery College, and never represented Wales again.
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