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Calvin Howarth

Calvin Howarth

New Zealand rugby union player

Calvin Howarth (born 18 June 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand born former Scotland 'A' international rugby union player. He plays at Fly-half.

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Howarth was selected for Scotland A on the basis of a four-year residency period and played in Scotland's match against Romania[1] in 2002 to confirm his Scottish nationality.[2] His older brother Shane Howarth represented both New Zealand and Wales.

He moved from New Zealand where he played for North Harbour to Scotland. Playing for Boroughmuir from 1998[3] he helped the team rise through the divisions and also won the BT Cellnet Cup in 2001 beating Melrose. He secured a place with professional district side Edinburgh in 2001.[4]

He was loaned to Glasgow Warriors in March 2002 when their fly-half Barry Irving was injured, as cover for their Cook Islands international fly-half Tommy Hayes. This move became permanent for the 2002-03 season.[5]

He stayed at Glasgow Warriors until 2006-07 season when he moved to Italian side Viadana and stayed there until 2009.[6]

Now back in Auckland, New Zealand, Howarth is a real estate consultant.[7]

References

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    Naohiko MORI. "Calvin Howarth". Oval Planet - All about world RUGBY football. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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    "Glasgow Warriors - Calvin Howarth".
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    Peter Donald (1 September 2000). "Howarth holds out big hopes for new boys Boroughmuir". Telegraph.co.uk.
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    "Calvin Howarth Stays With Glasgow". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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    "Rugby - Player statistics Howarth Calvin - club stats".
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    "Calvin Howarth". LinkedIn.
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