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William Cowie (rugby Union)
William Lorn Kerr Cowie, Lord Cowie (born 1 June 1926) is a retired Scottish Senator of the College of Justice and former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby union career Amateur career Cowie played rugby at Fettes College, Fettes where he played Centre (rugby union), Centre. He attended Clare College, Cambridge after Fettes but his studies were interrupted by WWII. In Glasgow, Cowie played and captained Kelvinside-West after the 2nd world war. Kelvinside-West was a short term club merger fix for a post-war player shortage and as numbers increased the constituent clubs of Kelvinside Academicals RFC, Kelvinside Academicals and West of Scotland F.C., West of Scotland once again went their own ways. When that happened Cowie played for West of Scotland F.C., West of Scotland. His legal work took him to Edinburgh and Cowie then played for Edinburgh Wanderers. Provincial career Starting off in Glasgow with Kelvinside-West, Cowie first represented Glasgow District ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architecture, cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
