Johnny Howard
{{Short description|English rugby union player}}
{{for|other people with similar name|John Howard (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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| position = Scrum-half
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| years4 = 2010–2013
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| clubs2 = Bayonne
| clubs3 = Aix-en-Provence
| clubs4 = Béziers
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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."La Charnière", Hérault Times, October 2013, p 9 ({{ISSN|2261-561X}}) 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.[http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_1005.html Johnny Howard player statistics] at itsrugby.co.uk He was in the squad that won promotion to Pro D2 in 2010.
Post-rugby
After retiring from professional sport, Howard opened a restaurant (La Charnière) in Béziers with another player, Charly Malié.{{cite news|url=https://www.midilibre.fr/2013/02/21/a-la-charniere-on-joue-l-ouverture,648211.php|title=Béziers : Howard et Malié à la Charnière|work=Midi Libre|date=21 February 2013|accessdate=24 May 2022|language=fr}} The restaurant displays items and memorabilia associated with rugby union, including Andrew Mehrtens' boots. He plays amateur rugby union for Valras.
References
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Category:Rugby union scrum-halves
Category:Northampton Saints players
Category:English rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from Aylesbury
Category:English expatriate rugby union players in France
Category:Aviron Bayonnais players
Category:Provence Rugby players
Category:AS Béziers Hérault players
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