Tyrone Howe

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Tyrone Howe
Birth nameTyrone Gyle Howe
Date of birth (1971-04-02) 2 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
School Banbridge Academy
University University of St Andrews
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Banbridge ()
– University of St Andrews ()
– Berliner Rugby Club ()
– Dungannon (140)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992-2006 Ulster 100 (140)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000-2006 Ireland 14 (30)
2001 British & Irish Lions

Tyrone Gyle Howe (born 2 April 1971, Newtownards, Northern Ireland) is a former rugby player who played on the wing for University of St Andrews RFC, Ulster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions.

Howe was brought up in Dromore, attended Banbridge Academy, and graduated from the University of St Andrews. [1] He joined Dungannon RFC in 1992 at the age of 21, and was first selected for Ulster eight weeks later, [2] replacing the retiring Keith Crossan. [3] He played for Oxford University in The Varsity Match against Cambridge in 1994 and 1995, captaining the team in 1995. [4]

In 1996, Howe was diagnosed with Gilmore's Groin, an injury that resulted in a three-year absence from rugby. After initially being told he would be unable to play elite rugby again, he played for Newbury RFC when Ulster coach Harry Williams came to watch him play and subsequently offered him a contract to rejoin Ulster for the 1999-2000 season. [1] He was named Player of the Year and Supporters Club Player of the Year in the 2001 Ulster Rugby Awards. [5]

On 10 June 2000, he made his senior international debut for Ireland against the United States. It was Ireland's largest win, the final score finishing 83–3. He also toured with the 2001 British & Irish Lions. In total, Howe won 14 caps for Ireland. He retired from professional rugby at the end of the 2005-06 season, [6] having made 100 appearances for Ulster, [7] scoring ten tries in the Heineken Cup, [8] seventeen in the Celtic League. [9] and one in the Celtic Cup. [10] He was part of the Dungannon side that won the All-Ireland League in 2001, scoring a try in the final, [11] and scored 28 AIL tries for the club. [12]

In 2005, he was elected to Banbridge District Council as an Ulster Unionist Party candidate. In 2007, he resigned from the council citing work commitments. [13] Howe regularly appeared on Sky Sports rugby coverage as a commentator and analyst, having previously worked for Setanta Sports.

He taught at Uppingham School in Rutland for nine years and in September 2019 became headmaster of Shiplake College. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tyrone To Hang Up His Boots". Ulster Rugby. 16 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Jim Stokes, "Tyrone powers in", Belfast Telegraph, 23 November 1992
  3. ↑ "Where are they now: Tyrone Howe", Irish Independent, 2 February 2014
  4. ↑ "Battle of the blues". skysports.com. 9 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Honours for Howe and Longwell", BBC Sport, 25 May 2001
  6. ↑ "Howe to retire at end of season". BBC Sport Online. 16 March 2006.
  7. ↑ "Ulster 63-17 Border Reivers", BBC Sport, 12 May 2006
  8. ↑ Tyrone Howe career summary at EPCRugby.com
  9. ↑ Tyrone Howe player archive at Guinness Pro12
  10. ↑ Competition Statistics: Tries, Celtic Cup 2003-04, MyGameDay.app
  11. ↑ "Dungannon win AIB league final", Irish Times, 26 May 2001
  12. ↑ "AIB League: All-Time Top Try Scorers By Club", Irish Rugby, 11 December 2007
  13. ↑ Rugby star gives up his council seat – Belfast Today
  14. ↑ "Shiplake College Announce New Headmaster". 16 November 2018.
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