Calvin Howarth

Calvin Howarth (born 18 June 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand born former Scotland 'A' international rugby union player. He plays at Fly-half.

Calvin Howarth

Birth name	Calvin Howarth
Date of birth	(1976-06-18) 18 June 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
University	Auckland University
Notable relative(s)	Shane Howarth, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Boroughmuir Stirling County () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2002 2002 2002-06 2006-09 Edinburgh Rugby →Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors Viadana 7 70 (30) (350) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - North Harbour () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002 Scotland A 1 (0)

Howarth was selected for Scotland A on the basis of a four-year residency period and played in Scotland's match against Romania^[1] in 2002 to confirm his Scottish nationality.^[2] His older brother Shane Howarth represented both New Zealand and Wales.

He moved from New Zealand where he played for North Harbour to Scotland. Playing for Boroughmuir from 1998^[3] he helped the team rise through the divisions and also won the BT Cellnet Cup in 2001 beating Melrose. He secured a place with professional district side Edinburgh in 2001.^[4]

He was loaned to Glasgow Warriors in March 2002 when their fly-half Barry Irving was injured, as cover for their Cook Islands international fly-half Tommy Hayes. This move became permanent for the 2002-03 season.^[5]

He stayed at Glasgow Warriors until 2006-07 season when he moved to Italian side Viadana and stayed there until 2009.^[6]

Now back in Auckland, New Zealand, Howarth is a real estate consultant.^[7]

References

1. Naohiko MORI. . Oval Planet - All about world RUGBY football. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
2. "Howarth hails his friends at".
3. "Glasgow Warriors - Calvin Howarth".
4. Peter Donald (1 September 2000). "Howarth holds out big hopes for new boys Boroughmuir". Telegraph.co.uk.
5. "Calvin Howarth Stays With Glasgow".
6. "Rugby - Player statistics Howarth Calvin - club stats".
7. "Calvin Howarth". LinkedIn.

External links

• ESPN biography
• Statbunker biography
• Pro12 biography