, ▁Cow per ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁squad ▁that ▁made ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁rugby ▁tour ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 ▁games ▁including ▁all ▁five ▁Test s ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁tour ▁top ▁sc orer ▁with ▁ 3 4 ▁points ▁from ▁four ▁tries , ▁nine ▁convers ions ▁and ▁a ▁dropped ▁goal . ▁He ▁capt ained ▁Australia ▁in ▁three ▁tour ▁matches ▁and ▁in ▁three ▁Test s , ▁being ▁first ▁hon oured ▁as ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Test ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁when ▁Mal col m ▁and ▁Ross ▁were ▁un available ▁through ▁injury . ▁Though ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Cow per ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Victor ian ▁to ▁captain ▁the ▁Wall ab ies . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁further ▁state ▁representative ▁appearances ▁for ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁Australian ▁selector ▁and ▁was ▁assistant ▁manager ▁and ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 - 5 8 ▁Australia ▁rugby ▁union ▁tour ▁of ▁Britain , ▁Ireland ▁and ▁France . ▁The ▁tour ▁was ▁a ▁disappoint ment ▁with ▁the ▁Wall ab ies ▁losing ▁all ▁five ▁Test s . ▁How ell ▁writes ▁that ▁Cow per , ▁" ever ▁the ▁gentleman , ▁never ▁critic ised ▁the ▁players , ▁even ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁every ▁right ▁to .... he ▁person ified ▁the ▁true ▁amateur , ▁playing ▁always ▁to ▁the ▁rules ▁with ▁a ▁strict ▁code ▁of ▁eth ics ". ▁Squad