Pat Howard
| Full name | Patrick William Howard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 November 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist College Ashgrove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) |
Jake Howard (Father) Cyril Towers (Grandfather) |
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| Position(s) | Centre, Fly-half | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1998–2001 2002–2004 |
Leicester Tigers Montferrand |
92 22 |
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| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| ?–1996 1996–98 2001–02 |
Queensland Reds ACT Brumbies ACT Brumbies |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1993–1997 | Australia | 20 | 10 |
| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2005–2007 | Leicester Tigers | ||
Patrick William Howard, usually known as Pat Howard or Paddy Howard (born 14 November 1973) is an ex-head coach at Leicester Tigers and a former Australian rugby union international who played centre or fly-half.
He was born in Sydney. His father Jake Howard played prop for Australia and his grandfather Cyril Towers also played centre for the Wallabies.
He attended Marist College Ashgrove, Brisbane where he played 1st XV Rugby. He started his career playing for the University of Queensland Football club. Studying pharmacy at the University he was a recipient of a University of Queensland Sporting Scholarships.
Howard started his career in the amateur era playing for the Queensland Reds while at Queensland University, he made his international debut for Australia on 17 July 1993 against New Zealand at Carisbrook, Dunedin. In 1996 Howard signed for the ACT Brumbies in the inaugural Super 12 season. Howard made the last of his 20 test appearances on 22 November 1997 against Scotland at Murrayfield.
In 1998 he signed for Leicester Tigers, displacing Will Greenwood, who was forced to return to Harlequins for first team rugby. Howard became a pivotal part of the Tigers' championship winning side. Howard started the victorious 2001 Heineken Cup Final for Leicester.
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