Date of birth | 5 January 1976 | ||
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Place of birth | Whangarei, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (180 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Fly-half | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005, 2008 | Leinster | ||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1995–1998, 2007 - 2010 1999–2004 |
Northland Wellington |
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Super Rugby | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1998-2004, 2006 2007 |
Hurricanes Blues |
76 6 |
(676) (24) |
David Holwell (born 5 January 1976 in Whangarei, New Zealand) is a rugby union fly half who played for Wellington and Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup, ITM Cup and NPC, and for the Hurricanes and Blues in Super Rugby. He also had stints with Leinster in 2005 and 2008 [1].
He played for Northland between 1995–1998 and from 2006–2010, for whom he made more than 100 appearances. He also played for Wellington between 1999–2004, during his time with the Hurricanes.
Holwell spent much of his career with the Hurricanes. He was initially drafted from Norhtland in 1998, and stayed with the team for seven consecutive seasons, scoring 676 points in 76 appearances. After a stint with Leinster in 2005, he played a final season with the Hurricanes in 2006, where his side were defeated in the final by Crusaders.
He spent the 2007 season with the Blues, however he made only six appearances for the club in what was his final season of Super Rugby.