Phil Howlett

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.

Phil Howlett
Personal information
Full namePhillip Howlett
Born (1975-01-16) 16 January 1975
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]

Background

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

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

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
  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.
  4. "The Teams: Tonga". BBC. 1 January 2000. Archived from the original on 10 November 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
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