Johnny Howard

For other people with similar name, see John Howard (disambiguation).

Johnny Howard (born 2 October 1980) is a retired English rugby union player, most often playing as scrum-half.

Johnny Howard

Date of birth	(1980-10-02) 2 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2007 Northampton () 2008–2009 Bayonne () 2009–2010 Aix-en-Provence () 2010–2013 Béziers () Correct as of 11 October 2013

Career

Howard first played rugby aged seven at Aylesbury Rugby Club. In 1998, he joined Northampton Saints Rugby Academy, and in the next ten years appeared for the club as a scrum-half and occasionally on the wing. In 2008, he moved to France and played for Aviron Bayonnais.^[1] In 2009, he moved again to Pays d'Aix RC and, in 2010, to AS Béziers Hérault, for whom he played until his retirement from professional rugby in 2013.^[2] He was in the squad that won promotion to Pro D2 in 2010.^[1]

Post-rugby

After retiring from professional sport, Howard opened a restaurant (La Charnière) in Béziers with another player, Charly Malié.^[3] The restaurant displays items and memorabilia associated with rugby union, including Andrew Mehrtens' boots. He plays amateur rugby union for Valras.^[1]