Rob Howley
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| Date of birth | 13 October 1970 | ||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||
| School | Brynteg Comprehensive School | ||||||||||||
| University | University College of Swansea | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1990–1993 1993 1994–1996 1996–2002 2002–2004 |
Bridgend Cardiff Bridgend Cardiff Wasps |
40 6 46 120 59 |
(72) (0) (42) (210) (45) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996-2002 2001 |
Wales British and Irish Lions |
59 2 |
(50) (0) |
| Coaching career | |||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2004 2005–2008 2008– 2009, 2013 2012–13 2016–17 |
Barbarians (Asst. Coach) Cardiff Blues (Asst. Coach) Wales (Asst. Coach) British and Irish Lions (Asst. Coach) Wales (Caretaker Coach) Wales (Caretaker Coach) |
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Robert Howley (born 13 October 1970 in Bridgend) is a former Welsh rugby union player. He 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 the Springboks' 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 before becoming the attack coach for the Wales national team in 2008. He has been Warren Gatland's assistant since Gatland's appointment in later 2007, helping the national side secure a number of trophies and Six Nations titles. In addition to this, he was part of the Welsh management team for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and 2015 Rugby World Cup.
He was attack coach during 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa under head coach Ian McGeechan, and retained the role under Warren Gatland in the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia, helping the Lions secure their first series win since 1997.
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