Rob Howley
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Howley | |
| Date of birth | 13 October 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Weight | 13 st 5 lbs (85 kg) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Scrum-half | |
| Current club | Retired | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Youth representative teams | ||
1991 ‐ 92 |
Wales U-18 Wales U-20 Wales U-21 |
1 (4) |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
____ ‐ 02 2002 ‐ 04 |
Bridgend RFC Cardiff RFC Bridgend RFC Cardiff RFC London Wasps |
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| Representative teams | ||
1992 ‐ 93 1996 ‐ 02 1997 & 01 |
Wales B Wales A Wales British and Irish Lions |
1 1 59 (50) |
| Professional clubs coached | ||
| 2005 ‐ | Cardiff Blues Asst | |
| Representative teams coached | ||
| 2008 ‐ | Wales Asst | |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Robert Howley (born 13 October 1970 in Bridgend) is a former Welsh rugby union footballer. He was considered one of the greatest ever scrum-halves and 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. His replacement, Matt Dawson, Wales was one of the heroes of that tour, scoring an outrageous dummy try.
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/Blues, and is now the attack coach for the Wales national team.[1]
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