 Poole in New Zealand in 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Howard Nelson Poole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 January 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 January 1966 (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Whitchurch, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Howard Poole (15 August 1905 – 20 January 1966) [1] [2] was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for Cardiff. Although never playing for Wales he was selected to play in the 1930 British Lions tour of New Zealand and Australia.
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