Tyrone Howe
Tyrone Gyle Howe (born 2 April 1971, Newtownards, Northern Ireland) formerly played in rugby union on the wing for University of St Andrews RFC, Ulster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.
Birth name | Tyrone Gyle Howe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 April 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Newtownards, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Banbridge Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of St Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Howe was brought up in Dromore and attended Banbridge Academy. He played for Oxford University in The Varsity Match against Cambridge in 1994 and 1995, captaining the team in 1995.[1]
An injury resulted in a three-year absence from rugby, until he rejoined Ulster for the 1999-2000 season.[2] On 10 June 2000 he made his senior international debut for Ireland against the United States. It was Ireland's largest win, the final score finishing 83-3. He also toured with the 2001 British and Irish Lions. Overall Howe won 14 caps for Ireland.
Howe retired from professional rugby at the end of the 2005-06 season.[3] In 2005 he was elected to Banbridge District Council as an Ulster Unionist Party candidate. In 2007 he resigned from the council citing work commitments.[4] Howe now regularly appears on Sky Sports rugby coverage as a commentator and analyst, previously he has worked for Setanta Sports.
He taught at Uppingham School in Rutland for nine years and in September 2019 became headmaster of Shiplake College.[5]
References
- "Battle of the blues". skysports.com. 9 December 2009.
- "Tyrone To Hang Up His Boots". Ulster Rugby. 16 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015.
- "Howe to retire at end of season". BBC Sport Online. 16 March 2006.
- Rugby star gives up his council seat - Belfast Today
- "Shiplake College Announce New Headmaster". 16 November 2018.
External links
- Ireland profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-11-22)
- Tyrone Howe at ESPNscrum
- Sporting Heroes