Stuart Howarth

Stuart Howarth (born 25 January 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker or loose forward for the Rochdale Hornets in League 1.

Stuart Howarth

Personal information
Born	(1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 35) England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	14 st 11 lb (94 kg)[1]
Position	Stand-off, Scrum-half, Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Wigan Warriors 2010(loan) → Blackpool Panthers 2 0 0 0 0 2011–12 Wakefield Trinity 22 3 0 0 12 2012–14 Salford City Reds 72 5 0 0 20 2013(loan) → St Helens 18 2 0 0 8 2014(loan) → Barrow Raiders 1 0 0 0 0 2015 Hull FC 5 0 0 0 0 2015(loan) → Doncaster 5 0 0 0 0 2015–16 Wakefield Trinity 18 3 0 0 12 2016(loan) → Bradford Bulls 9 0 0 0 0 2017 Workington Town 24 0 0 0 0 2018 Whitehaven 26 0 0 1 1 2019–20 Rochdale Hornets 6 0 0 0 0 Total 208 13 0 1 53
Source: [2][3][4]

He has played for Wigan Warriors (academy), Blackpool Panthers (loan), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (two spells), Salford City Reds, St. Helens (loan), Barrow Raiders (loan), Hull FC, Doncaster (loan), Bradford Bulls (loan) and Workington Town.

A product of the Wigan Warriors academy, Howarth is a versatile player; having played at fullback, and stand-off as a youth and in the Wigan set-up. He has played for Hull FC and Salford City Reds, who loaned him to St. Helens. He made his first team debut for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2011's Super League XVI, starting the game against Catalans Dragons as a loose forward.^[5][6]

After rugby

It was announced on 16 April 2021 that Stuart had taken an appointment as a science teacher at St Peter's Catholic High School in Orrell, after retiring from rugby and qualifying as a teacher.^[7]