Noel Bowden
| Full name | Noel James Gordon Bowden | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 March 1926 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Whangarei, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 October 2009 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Albany, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| School | Auckland Grammar School | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Schoolteacher | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 544 | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| - | West of Scotland | ||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1947, 1954 1950–53 |
Auckland Waikato Taranaki Glasgow District |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1952 | New Zealand | 1 | (3) |
Noel James Gordon Bowden (19 March 1926 – 9 October 2009) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A full-back, Bowden represented Auckland, Waikato, and Taranaki at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, a test against the touring Australian team in 1952, in which he kicked one penalty goal.
He played in Scotland, turning out for West of Scotland. He was selected and played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.
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