Noel Bowden

Noel Bowden

Birth name	Noel James Gordon Bowden
Date of birth	(1926-03-19)19 March 1926
Place of birth	Whangārei, New Zealand
Date of death	9 October 2009(2009-10-09) (aged 83)
Place of death	Albany, New Zealand
School	Auckland Grammar School
Occupation(s)	Schoolteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - West of Scotland () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1947, 1954 Auckland () International career Years 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 also played in Scotland, turning out for West of Scotland. He was selected and played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He later became a lecturer in physical education at the North Shore College of Education. He was a prominent senior rugby coach in Auckland club rugby, coaching the Teachers Rugby Club for a number of years.