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Phil Howlett

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Phil Howlett
Personal information
Full namePhillip Howlett
Born (1975-01-16) 16 January 1975 (age 49)
Tonga
Playing information
PositionCentre, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993 Penrith Panthers 1 0 0 0 0
1994–95 Parramatta Eels 25 6 0 0 24
1996–98 South Sydney 45 12 0 0 48
1999 Bradford Bulls 6 2 0 0 8
Total 77 20 0 0 80
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–00 Tonga 6 1 0 0 4
1997 Rest of the World 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ Jessup, Peter (20 October 1999). "Rugby League: Tongans not planning rough stuff". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report – Phil Howlett". ssralmanac.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.[dead link]
  4. ^ "The Teams: Tonga". BBC. 1 January 2000. Archived from the original on 10 November 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
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