Johnny Howard

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Johnny Howard
Date of birth (1980-10-02) 2 October 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb 181 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003-2007
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010–2013		 Northampton
Bayonne
Aix-en-Provence
Béziers 		()
Correct as of 11 October 2013

Johnny Howard (born 2 October 1980) is a retired English rugby union player, most often playing as scrum-half.

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Career

Howard first played rugby aged seven at Aylesbury Rugby Club. In 1998, he joined Northampton Saints Rugby Academy, and in the next ten years appeared for the club as a scrum-half and occasionally on the wing. In 2008, he moved to France and played for Aviron Bayonnais. [1] In 2009, he moved again to Pays d'Aix RC and, in 2010, to AS Béziers Hérault, for whom he played until his retirement from professional rugby in 2013. [2] He was in the squad that won promotion to Pro D2 in 2010. [1]

Post-rugby

After retiring from professional sport, Howard opened a restaurant (La Charnière) in Béziers with another player, Charly Malié. [3] The restaurant displays items and memorabilia associated with rugby union, including Andrew Mehrtens' boots. He plays amateur rugby union for Valras. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "La Charnière", Hérault Times, October 2013, p 9 ( ISSN   2261-561X)
  2. ↑ Johnny Howard player statistics at itsrugby.co.uk
  3. ↑ "Béziers : Howard et Malié à la Charnière". Midi Libre (in French). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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