Clive Rowlands wife: Was Clive Rowlands married?

Clive Rowlands wife: Was Clive Rowlands married? – Rugby legend Clive Rowlands was married to Margaret and they had two children; a daughter Megan Jones and a son Dewi; and two grandchildren; Emily and Tiaan.

Rowlands’ wife is a retired nurse and apart from her profession, there is not much information about the family she comes from.

How did they meet?

Despite his popularity, Rowlands kept a lot of details about his love life under wraps.

He did not share information about how he met his wife.

How long were they married?

The exact number of years they were married is not known. However, they were married for several years.

The couple won individual battles against cancer

Interestingly, Clive and Margaret won individual battles against cancer.

Clive battled significant sickness twice in his life, first as a youngster in a sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis, which killed his sister Megan, and secondly in the early 1990s when he overcame colon cancer.

Margaret, on the other hand, beat breast cancer in the early 1990s.

Clive Rowlands is dead

Clive Rowlands passed away on July 29, 2023, at the age of 85.

Rowlands, dubbed ‘Top Cat,’ coached Wales from 1968 to 1974, leading them to the Triple Championship in 1969 and the Grand Slam in 1971.

He was a certified teacher who captained Wales from scrum-half in all 14 Test games from 1963 to 1965.

He won 18 of his 29 games with Wales while playing for Pontypool, Llanelli, and Swansea before moving to coaching.

Rowlands, known for his energy and motivational tactics as a coach, later moved into rugby administration and led Wales to third place in the first Rugby World Cup in 1987.

Two years later, he played a similar role in the British and Irish Lions’ 2-1 victory against Australia in Australia.

In 1989-90, he was President of the Welsh Rugby Union.

Source: abtc.ng