Served during WWII in the Army. Cowie came out of retirement for a reserve grade end of season tour match versus Nambucca Heads in 1964.
Representative Qualification Queensland Date of Birth 17th May 1925 (Died - 1995) Previous Clubs Rockhampton Military Service (1942-46)
Playing Career at South Sydney (1947-58)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1947 Rd01 v St George (21y 330d)
First Grade
Premiership : Australian Championship : Tour
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1947 18 18 - 6 - - 18 : : 3 3 - 5 - - 15
1948 9 9 - 3 - - 9 : : 1 1 - - - - -
1949 18 18 - 10 - - 30 : : - - - - - - -
1950 13 13 - 6 - - 18 : : 2 2 - 2 - - 6
1951 19 19 - 5 - - 15 : - - - - - - - : 3 3 - 1 1 - 5
1952 15 15 - 9 - - 27 : : 3 3 - 3 1 - 11
1953 12 12 - 3 - - 9 : : - - - - - - -
1954 20 20 - 10 - - 30 : : 3 3 - - - - -
1955 20 20 - 5 - - 15 : : 2 2 - 1 - - 3
1956 15 15 - 9 - - 27 : : 1 1 - - - - -
1957 17 17 - - - - - : : 1 1 - - - - -
1958 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 176 176 - 66 - - 198 : - - - - - - - : 19 19 - 12 2 - 40
SS FG 195 195 - 78 2 - 238
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1951 Rd17 v Canterbury-Bankstown
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %)
1951 1( 1- 0-0 100%) :
1954 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
1956 1( 0- 0-1 0%) :
1957 1( 1- 0-0 100%) :
TOTAL 4( 3- 0-1 75%) : 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
SS FG 5( 3- 0-2 60%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Player Awards
Year Award 1978 - ARL 40 Greatest Players 1992 - Rugby League Week Top 100 (#47)
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic CvC / Interstate : Tourists : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Sydney City II 1947-53 : : 4 4 - - - - -
Possibles 1948-52 : : 2 2 - - - - -
Sydney City 1948-56 6 6 - 4 - - 12 : 3 3 - - - - - :
New South Wales 1948-54 10 10 - 1 - - 3 : 4 4 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - 2 - - 6
Probables 1954 : : 1 - (1) - - - -
TOTAL 31 30 (1) 8 - - 24
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1948-53 7 7 - 1 - - 3 : 29 29 - 15 - - 45
TOTAL 36 36 - 16 - - 48
ALL REPS 67 66 (1) 24 - - 72
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1947 Lock Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1948 Lock Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1948 Lock Possibles v Probables - - -
1948 Lock New South Wales v New Zealand Tour Match 1 - -
1948 Lock Sydney City v NSW Country 2nd Match - - -
1948 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1948 Lock Australia v Belle Vue Tour Match 1 - -
1948 Lock Australia v Hull Tour Match - - -
1948 Lock Australia v Wakefield-Trinity Tour Match - - -
1948 Lock Australia v Leigh Tour Match 1 - -
1948 Lock Australia v Castleford Tour Match - - -
1948 Lock Australia v Cumberland Tour Match - - -
1948 Lock Australia v St Helens Tour Match 1 - -
1948 Lock Australia v Drewsbury Tour Match - - -
1948 Lock Australia v Hull KR Tour Match 1 - -
1948 Lock Australia v Bradford Nthrn Tour Match - - -
1948 Lock Australia v Workington Town Tour Match 1 - -
1948 Lock Australia v Swinton Tour Match - - -
1948 Lock Australia v Wales Test - - -
1948 Lock Australia v Yorkshire Tour Match - - -
1948 Lock Australia v Lancashire Tour Match - - -
1948 Lock Australia v Catalan Tour Match - - -
1949 Lock Australia v Languedoc Tour Match 2 - -
1949 Lock Australia v Cannes Tour Match 2 - -
1949 Lock Australia v French XIII Tour Match 1 - -
1949 Lock Australia v Cavaillon Tour Match - - -
1949 Lock Sydney City v NSW Country 1 - -
1949 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1949 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
1949 Lock New South Wales v Brisbane Tour Match 2 - -
1949 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1949 Lock Australia v New Zealand 1st Test - - -
1949 Lock Australia v NZ West Coast Tour Match 2 - -
1949 Lock Australia v NZ South Island Tour Match 2 - -
1949 Lock Australia v NZ Maori Tour Match - - -
1949 Lock Australia v Auckland Tour Match - - -
1949 Lock Australia v NZ Nthrn Provinces Tour Match 1 - -
1949 Lock Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test - - -
1949 Lock Australia v Auckland Colts Tour Match - - -
1950 Lock New South Wales v Great Britain 1st Match - - -
1950 Lock Australia v Great Britain 1st Test - - -
1950 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match 1 - -
1950 Lock Australia v Great Britain 2nd Test 1 - -
1950 Lock New South Wales v Great Britain 2nd Match - - -
1950 Lock Australia v Great Britain 3rd Test - - -
1951 Lock Sydney City v NSW Country - - -
1951 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1951 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - -
1951 Lock Sydney City v France - - -
1951 Res Australia v France 1st Test (Selected but DNP)
1951 Res New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match (Selected but DNP)
1951 Lock New South Wales v France 1st Match - - -
1952 Lock Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1952 Lock Possibles v Probables - - -
1952 Lock Sydney City v NSW Country 2nd Match 1 - -
1953 Lock The Rest v Kangaroos (c) (Selected but withdrew due to injury)
1953 Lock Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1953 Lock Sydney City v USA - - -
1953 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
1953 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1953 Australia (NZ Tour Squad)
1953 Lock Australia v NZ West Coast Tour Match - - -
1953 Lock Australia v NZ South Island Tour Match - - -
1953 Lock Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test - - -
1953 Lock Australia v South Auckland Tour Match - - -
1953 Lock Australia v NZ Northland Tour Match - - -
1953 Lock Sydney City v Brisbane - - -
1954 Lock Sydney City v NSW Country 2 - -
1954 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1954 Res Probables v Possibles 2nd Match - - -
1956 Lock Sydney City v NSW Country 1st Match - - -
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