Full name | Te Kamaka Howden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 28 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Feilding, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Feilding High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Te Kamaka Howden (born 28 January 2001) [1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker. He was named in the Hurricanes squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. [2] [3] He was also a member of the Manawatu 2021 Bunnings NPC squad. [4]
Howden is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāi Tūhoe descent). [5]
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