Jake Howard

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Jake Howard
Full name John Leslie Patrick Howard
Date of birth (1945-08-30)30 August 1945
Place of birth Bexley, New South Wales
Date of death 11 December 2015(2015-12-11) (aged 70)
School St Joseph's College[1]
Notable relative(s) Cyril Towers
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
19701973  Australia 7 (0)

John Leslie Patrick "Jake" Howard (30 August 1945  11 December 2015) was an international rugby footballer who played prop for Australia.

Howard was schooled at St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill and then played his club rugby with Sydney's, Sydney university. He also took up rowing at the senior level with the Sydney Rowing Club.[2] He stroked a junior VIII for the club in 1964 and stroked a coxed pair to a State Championship in the 1964/65 season.[3]

Howard made his international rugby debut on 6 June 1970 against Scotland and went on to make six further international representative appearances between 1970 and 1973. His final Test appearance was on the 1973 tour of Wales and England.

His son Pat Howard[4] (born 1973) also played centre and fly-half for the Wallabies. Jake Howard was the son-in-law of Wallaby Cyril Towers.[4]

Howard died on 11 December 2015 at the age of 70.[5]

References

  1. Howell pp226
  2. SJC News, article by James Gray p13
  3. Guerin-Foster History of Austn Rowing
  4. 1 2 Tucker, Jim (2 August 2007). "Howard to chart course". couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  5. "Vale Jake Howard". aru.rugby.com.au. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

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