Doug Howlett

Doug Howlett

Howlett playing for Munster in 2010
Full name	Douglas Charles Howlett
Nickname	Dougie
Date of birth	(1978-09-21) 21 September 1978 (age 38)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
School	Auckland Grammar School
Notable relative(s)	Nili Latu (cousin) Phil Howlett (brother)
Spouse	Monique
Children	3
Occupation(s)	Corporate Ambassador
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing, Fullback
New Zealand No.	992
Provincial/State sides Years Club / team Caps (points) 1996–2007 2008–13 Auckland Munster 56 114 (250) (175) Correct as of 30 Mar 2013
Super Rugby Years Club / team Caps (points) 1997 1998 1999–2007 Otago Highlanders Wellington Hurricanes Blues 2 5 97 (15) (5) (280) Correct as of 24 Sep 2011
National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2000–07 New Zealand 62 (245) Correct as of 8 Sep 2007

Douglas Charles Howlett (born 21 September 1978) is a retired professional New Zealand rugby union player. He was primarily a wing, but he also covered fullback at national and international levels. He finished his career with Munster Rugby in Ireland. With an outstanding 49 tries in 62 tests, Howlett is currently the fifth-highest try scorer in rugby union history and first on the all-time highest try scorers' list for the All Blacks.

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Howlett attended May Road School, and Mt Roskill Intermediate School. Howlett is of Tongan descent, with roots in the small coastal village of Kolonga. He started playing rugby at Auckland Grammar School, where he was also a star sprinter, captain of athletics and, during his final year in 1996, Head Prefect. He calls upon his speed as a sprinter (he once clocked a personal best 10.94 seconds for the 100 metres in an under 20 athletics championship in 1998) to great effect in his rugby career.

Howlett made his first-class debut at the age of 18 for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup. He has played with three Super Rugby teams, briefly with the Otago Highlanders and Wellington Hurricanes and, for the majority of his career in his home country, the Auckland Blues. It was with his hometown Blues that he established himself as one of the finest back players in the world, winning a Super 12 title in 2003. Throughout his domestic career he remained affiliated with Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup, with more than 50 appearances for the union.