- Rob Howley
Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = Rob Howley
fullname = Robert Howley
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|10|13|df=yes
cityofbirth =Bridgend
countryofbirth =Wales
height = height|ft=5|in=9
weight = 13 st 5 lbs (85 kg)
nickname =
school =
university =
relatives =
position = Scrum-half
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber = 9
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
____ ‐ 02
2002 ‐ 04
clubs =Bridgend RFC Cardiff RFC Bridgend RFC Cardiff RFC London Wasps
caps(points) =
youthrepyears =
1991 ‐ 92
youthrepteam = Wales U-18
Wales U-20
Wales U-21
youthrepcaps(points) =
1 (4)
repyears =
1992 ‐ 93
1996 ‐ 02
1997 & 01
repteam = Wales B
Wales A
WalesBritish and Irish Lions
repcaps(points) = 1
1
59 (50)
ru_sevensnationalyears =
ru_sevensnationalteam =
ru_sevensnationalcomp =
coachyears = 2005 ‐
coachclubs = Cardiff Blues Asst
repcoachyears = 2008 ‐
repcoachteams = Wales Asst
pcupdate =
repupdate =Robert Howley (born
13 October 1970 inBridgend ) is a former Welshrugby union footballer. He was considered one of the greatest ever scrum-halves and gained 59 caps for Wales, 22 of them as captain.Howley made his Wales debut in February 1996. He was selected for the
1997 British Lions tour to South Africa , prompting speculation of a match-up with theSpringboks 'Joost van der Westhuizen , but Howley was injured.Howley did make the
2001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia and played in the first two tests before succumbing to injury.Howley moved from Cardiff to Wasps and retired from international rugby. A wrist injury saw Howley announce his retirement from the game in 2004.
Following his retirement from playing Rob Howley coached Cardiff RFC/Blues, and is now the attack coach for the Wales national team. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7188763.stm |title=Howley Eager for Wales Challenge |publisher=
BBC Sport |date=2008-01-15 |accessdate=2008-03-13]References
External links
* [http://www.wru.co.uk/2634_1565.php Wales profile]
* [http://www.wasps.co.uk/PlayerDisplaySS.ink?skip=18&squadno=2605&season=04/05&seasonl=2004/2005&Playertype=P Wasps profile]
* [http://statistics.scrum.com/rugby_stats_05.asp?ID=WHO16 Scrum.com player statistics]
* [http://www.planet-rugby.com/stats/players/players_listing.phtml/p_r/ENG?setCode=archive&search_text=Rob+Howley&tournament_code=international&country=&scdate=1871&ecdate=2004&position=&sbdate=1871&ebdate=2004&go=Submit Planet-rugby stats]
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1956 Sporting heroes 1] [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1957 2] [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=560 3] [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=561 4]
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