Career
Originally a Wollongong / Illawarra junior, Ron Rowles was to become one of the greatest point scorers for Sydney"s Manly-Warringah club He played in the Manly"s maiden grand final in 1951 and played five first grade seasons with the club between 1950-1954. He was the first Manly player to top 100 points in a season and was the season"s leading point-scorer in four successive years.
1951 (11t, 83g - 199 pts), 1952 (8t, 77g - 178 pts), 1953 (8t, 64g - 152 pts) and 1954 (13t, 92g - 223 pts).
He scored a club record 30 points (4t, 9g) in a match against Canterbury in 1954. He starred in a Possibles v.
Probables trial for the 1948-1949 Kangaroos, but it was "a travesty that he never played for his state or Australia". He is the second highest point scorer in Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles history, scoring 842 points during his career at the club
Ron Rowles is the father of former rugby union and rugby league player Peter Rowles.
