Bob Howie

Robert Howie was a Scottish rugby union player for Scotland and Kirkcaldy RFC.^[1]

He was capped seven times for Scotland between 1912-13. He also played for Kirkcaldy RFC,^[1] and was selected for the 1924 British Isles tour to South Africa.^[2]

Family

Bob Howie was the brother of Dave Howie, who also played for Kirkcaldy and gained seven national caps, but died in the First World War.^[3]

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."^[4]

References

Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1905326246)
Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)

^ ^a ^b Bath, p138
^ Bath, p118
^ Bath, p109
^ Bath, p28

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