David Howell (rugby league)

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David Howell
Personal information
Full name David Howell
Nickname Howells, Howler, Howlo, Howlie
Born 18 November 1983 (1983-11-18) (age 28)
Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–2004 St George Illawarra 12 5 0 0 20
2005–2007 Canberra Raiders 48 15 0 0 60
2008– Harlequins RL 75 26 0 0 104
Total 135 46 0 0 184
As of 1 July 2011
Source: Rugby League Project

David Howell (born 18 November 1983) is an Australian professional rugby league player for Harlequins RL in the European Super League. He primarily plays as a centre, and can also operate as a winger. Howell previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons and Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.

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NRL career

Howell made his first grade debut for the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2003, where he made 12 NRL appearances before joining the Canberra Raiders in 2005.[2]

He was released from the final year of his contract with the Canberra Raiders to join the London based Harlequins Rugby League.[3] The Raiders told Howell he would not have a spot in the team after 2008 when his contract terminated.[4]

Howell scored 15 tries in 48 games for Canberra during the last three seasons.[5][6]

Super League career

Originally linked with Wigan, Howell signed a two-year deal at The Stoop.[7][8]

David is a bit of a well kept secret in Australia. I've done a lot of homework on him, including speaking to some of his ex-coaches, and I've been told by them that he's got the potential to be another Michael Withers...David has got a big frame and I'm expecting him to fill the gap left by Paul Sykes[9]
—Brian McDermott, Quins RL Head Coach

He was the sixth addition to the Londoners squad for 2008.[10] Howell played in the centres and replaced Great Britain international Paul Sykes.[11]

Howell's solid form in the Super League has sparked rumours of a return to the National Rugby League (NRL). Whether or not Howell decides to leave The Stoop is yet to be seen.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Harlequins Rugby League". web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. http://www.league.quins.co.uk/squad/squad.php?player=81303&includeref=dynamic. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Quins sign Howell". Super League. 2007-12-04. http://www.superleague.co.uk/story.php?id=9212. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
  3. ^ Phelps, James (2007-12-01). "Howell to head overseas". Daily Telegraph. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22850275-5006066,00.html. Retrieved 2007-12-01. 
  4. ^ "Loyalty doesn't come into it: Howell". LeagueHQ. 2007-12-04. http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/loyalty-doesnt-come-into-it-howell/2007/12/04/1196530622026.html. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
  5. ^ "English side signs Raiders star". Fox Sports. 2007-12-04. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22866766-23214,00.html. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
  6. ^ "St Helens step up hunt for successor to Daniel Anderson". London: Times. 2007-12-04. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby/rugby_league/article2994874.ece. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
  7. ^ "Australian Howell signs for Quins". BBC. 2007-12-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/london/7124950.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-03. 
  8. ^ "'Loyalty doesn't come into it' Howell lashes out at Raiders". Canberra Times. 2007-12-02. http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/news/sport/rugby-league/loyalty-doesnt-come-into-it-howell-lashes-out-at-raiders/1096839.html. Retrieved 2007-12-02. 
  9. ^ "Quins Sign Centre David Howell". Quins. 2007-12-03. http://www.quins.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=38181&newstype=n&matchid=&storytype=RL&Refid=. Retrieved 2007-12-03. 
  10. ^ "Howell Answers Quins Call". Sportinglife. 2007-12-03. http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/07/12/03/RUGBYL_Harlequins.html. Retrieved 2007-12-03. 
  11. ^ "Raider Howell joins Harlequins". ABC. 2007-12-04. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/04/2109012.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 

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