Lynn Howells
| Full name | Lynn Howells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 May 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Maerdy, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby union coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Head Coach | ||
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| Current team | Romania | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1971–72 | Pontypridd | () | |
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| 1991–99 1997 1997 1998–2001 1999–2001 2001 2001–03 2003–04 2004–06 2006–07 2007–11 2012– 2013–15 |
Pontypridd (Asst. Coach) Wales U21 Wales A Wales (Asst Coach) Cardiff Wales (Caretaker) Pontypridd (Head Coach) Celtic Warriors Leonessa Edinburgh Doncaster Knights Romania București Wolves |
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Lynn Howells (born 29 May 1950) is a Welsh rugby union coach, currently in charge of the Romanian national team, haven been the manager of the national side for 10 months prior to his appointment. Howells, born in Maerdy in Rhondda Valleys, played flanker at his nearest club Tylorstown RFC, before playing for Penygraig RFC. There he was noticed by Pontypridd RFC, and represented one of the top clubs in Wales in 1971.
Having played for the club in 1971, Howells joined Pontypridd in 1991 as an assistant coach to Dennis John. Howells and John made a formidable coaching due, bringing a number of silverware to the club for the first time since the late 70's. The due guided Ponty to their Cup and League Championship successes in 1996 and 1997, before Howells parted way with the club in 1998 to joing Cardiff. At the same time, Kevin Bowring left his role as head coach of the Welsh national team, prompting the union to appoint Dennis John as an interim head coach for their 1998 tour of Southern Africa. John brought Howells with him for the tour as an assistant, where they only managed to secure a single win out of the 6-match tour; a 49–11 victory over Zimbabwe. New Zealander Graham Henry was appointed as Wales' new head coach, and Howells was kept on by Henry as his assistant/forwards coach.
In April 1999, it was announced that Lynn Howells would leave his post at Pontypridd to take on the head coaching role at Cardiff. The start of the season saw the club lose 13 first choice players due to the 1999 Rugby World Cup, where Howells was also taking part in as assistant coach for Wales, the host country. Henry and Howells lead Wales to top of the Pool with victories over Argentina and Japan, but were defeated by Samoa. Wales were knocked out by the eventual Champions Australia in the quarter-finals, losing 24–9. Howells played a massive part in the preparations for the World Cup, creating a strong forward pack that beat South Africa for the first ever time, 29–19.
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