Bob Howie
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Robert Howie was a Scottish rugby union
player for and Kirkcaldy RFC
.
He was capped seven times for between 1912-13. He also played for Kirkcaldy RFC
, and was selected for the 1924 British Isles tour to South Africa.
, who also played for Kirkcaldy and gained seven national caps, but died in the First World War.
Although he and his brother gained fourteen caps between them, their father, a grim farmer never watched them once, saying:
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for and Kirkcaldy RFC
Kirkcaldy RFC
Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.The team was established in 1873 and currently play in Scottish Premiership division 3...
.
He was capped seven times for between 1912-13. He also played for Kirkcaldy RFC
Kirkcaldy RFC
Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.The team was established in 1873 and currently play in Scottish Premiership division 3...
, and was selected for the 1924 British Isles tour to South Africa.
Family
Bob Howie was the brother of Dave HowieDave Howie
David Dickie Howie was a Scottish rugby union player for and Kirkcaldy RFC. He died in the First World War.He was capped seven times for between 1912–13...
, who also played for Kirkcaldy and gained seven national caps, but died in the First World War.
Although he and his brother gained fourteen caps between them, their father, a grim farmer never watched them once, saying:
- "Rugby an' fermin' will no agree, an' A ken which'll pit mair money in yer pooch."