Johnny Howard

For other people with similar name, see John Howard (disambiguation).
Johnny Howard
Date of birth (1980-10-02) 2 October 1980
Place of birth England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 82 kg (12 st 13 lb, 181 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Scrum-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2003-2007
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010–2013
Northampton
Bayonne
Aix-en-Provence
Béziers
correct as of 11 October 2013.

Johnny Howard (born 2 October 1980) is a retired English rugby union player, most often playing as scrum-half.

Career

Howard first played rugby aged seven at Aylesbury Rugby Club. In 1998, he joined Northampton Saints Rugby Academy, and in the next ten years appeared for the club as a scrum-half and occasionally on the wing. In 2008, he moved to France and played for Aviron Bayonnais.[1] In 2009, he moved again to Pays d'Aix RC and, in 2010, to AS Béziers Hérault, for whom he played until his retirement from professional rugby in 2013.[2] He was in the squad that won promotion to Pro D2 in 2010.[1]

Post-rugby

After retiring from professional sport, Howard opened a restaurant (La Charnière) in Béziers. The restaurant features items and memorabilia associated with rugby union, including Andrew Mehrtens' boots. He plays amateur rugby union for Valras.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "La Charnière", Hérault Times, October 2013, p 9 (ISSN 2261-561X)
  2. Johnny Howard player statistics at itsrugby.co.uk


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