Bennett Howe Explained

Peewee Howe
Birth Name:Bennett Frederick Howe
Birth Date:30 August 1932
Birth Place:Port Nolloth, South Africa
Death Place:Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height:1.74m
Weight:70kg
Ru Position:Flyhalf, Centre
Amatteam1:Hamiltons, East London
Ru Provinceyears1:1951–1960
Repteam1:South Africa
Repyears1:1956
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:3
School:Dale College
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Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right arm medium
Club1:Border
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45554.html Cricinfo

Bennett Frederick "Peewee" Howe (30 August 1932  - 22 April 2010) was a South African rugby union player and first-class cricketer. He played in two first-class matches for Border in 1955/56.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Rugby union career

Howe was born in Port Nolloth in Natal and attended Dale College Boys' High School in the Eastern Cape.

Howe made his provincial debut for in 1951 and played flyhalf and centre for the union. He toured with the Springboks to Australia and New Zealand in 1956. He played in the first and last test matches against, scoring a try on test debut.[5]

Test history

No. Opponents Results (SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue
1. 6–10 Centre 1 14 Jul 1956 Carisbrook, Dunedin
2. 5–11 Flyhalf 1 Sep 1956 Eden Park, Auckland

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peewee Howe. ESPN scrum. 2021-07-18.
  2. Web site: Bennett Howe . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 December 2020.
  3. Web site: The McLook rugby collection . Springbok Rugby . 10 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Former Bok Howe dies. live. 2021-07-18. Sport. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210718135722/https://www.news24.com/sport/former-bok-howe-dies-20100423 . 18 July 2021 .
  5. Book: Jooste, Graham K.. South African rugby test players 1949-1995. 1995. Penguin. 0140250174. Johannesburg. 19–22. 36916860.