| Date of birth | (1993-09-05) September 5, 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Earl of March Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Guelph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric Gerald Howard (born September 5, 1993) is a Canadian rugby union player. He plays as a hooker for the NOLA Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the Canadian national team.
Howard started his rugby career with the Ottawa Beavers, before joining the Brantford Harlequins in 2014.
In 2017, he signed for the New Orleans Gold team who play in the professional Major League Rugby competition, later going on to captain the team in the 2019 Major League Rugby season.
Club statistics
- As of 1 March 2020
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| MLR 2018 | New Orleans Gold | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MLR 2019 | New Orleans Gold | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| MLR 2020 | New Orleans Gold | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/286275.html ”Eric Howard ESPN Profile” Accessed:12/6/19
- Howard & Hubert Buydens: New Orleans Gold Canada Front Row Duo” 29/9/17
- "Playing at home "incredible" and "dream come true" for local team Canada rugby players". 14 July 2018.
- http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/09/29/eric-howard-signs-nola-gold/amp/ ”Eric Howard signs for NOLA Gold” 29/9/17
| Canada squad – 2019 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs | |
| Coach: Jones | |
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- New Orleans Gold players
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from Ottawa
- Canada international rugby union players
- Canadian rugby union players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- Ontario Blues players
- Canadian rugby union biography stubs