Phil Howlett
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| Full name | Phillip Howlett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1975 Tonga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phil Howlett (born 16 January 1975) is a Tonga-born Australia-raised former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level Tonga, as a centre or five-eighth.
Background[edit]
Howlett was born in Tonga.
While attending John Paul II College in 1993, Howlett played schoolboy representative rugby league for Australia.
He is the brother of All Black Doug Howlett.[2]
Playing career[edit]
Howlett played first grade premiership football for the Penrith Panthers, Parramatta Eels and South Sydney Rabbitohs in Australia before joining the Bradford Bulls in the Super League.[3]
Representative career[edit]
Howlett played for the Tonga national rugby league team at the 1995 and 2000 World Cups.[4]
During the Super League war Howlett played for the Australian Rugby League's "Rest of the World" side.
References[edit]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Jessup, Peter (20 October 1999). "Rugby League: Tongans not planning rough stuff". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report – Phil Howlett". ssralmanac.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "The Teams: Tonga". BBC. 1 January 2000. Archived from the original on 10 November 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2008.