Mike Howe (rugby union)

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| name = Mike Howe

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| full_name = Michael Henry Howe

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|11|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = Whakatāne, New Zealand

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| height = 6 ft 0 in

| weight = 213 lb

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| position = Hooker

| years1 = 1998–00

| clubs1 = London Irish

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| points1 = 0

| years2 = 2000–01

| clubs2 = Newcastle Falcons

| apps2 = 23

| points2 = 0

| provinceyears1 = 1995–96

| province1 = {{Rut|Bay of Plenty}}

| provinceapps1 = 18

| provincepoints1 = 5

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Michael Henry Howe (born 6 November 1972) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.{{cite web |title=FalconsRugby.org.uk - The Falcons That Time Forgot |url=https://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s95/st90205.htm |website=www.rugbynetwork.net |date=10 February 2006}}

Rugby career

A hooker, Howe played with the Bay of Plenty in 1995 and 1996.{{cite web |title=Michael John Howe |url=https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/mike-j-howe |website=New Zealand Rugby History |language=en}}

Howe, whose father is English, continued his career in the United Kingdom, and after a stint with Hawick joined London Irish in 1998, taking part in two Premiership Rugby campaigns.{{cite news |title=Irish find Howe to progress |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/899438340 |work=Surrey Herald |date=6 August 1998}} He was signed by the Newcastle Falcons in 2000 to provide cover for Ross Nesdale and was on the bench for the side that won the 2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup.{{cite news |title=Maggs returns for Irish |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/719963032 |work=The Independent |date=9 March 2000}}

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