Howard Poole

{{short description|British Lions & Wales international rugby union footballer}}

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| name = Howard Poole

| image = Howard Poole 1930.jpg

| caption = Poole in New Zealand in 1930

| birth_name = Howard Nelson Poole

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|1|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|1|20|1905|1|15|df=yes}}

| death_place = Whitchurch, Wales

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| ru_position = Scrum-half

| amatyears1 = 1922–1932

| amatteam1 = Cardiff RFC

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| repteam1 = British Lions

| repyears1 = 1930

| repcaps1 = 1

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Howard Poole (15 August 1905 – 20 January 1966)[http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/3805.html Howard Poole player profile] Scrum.com[https://web.archive.org/web/20111124062821/http://www.lionsrugby.com/6012.php?player=74944&includeref=dynamic Howard Polle Lions profile] lionsrugby.com was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for Cardiff. Although never playing for Wales he was selected to play in the 1930 British Lions tour of New Zealand and Australia.