Birth Date: | 5 September 1993 |
Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Ru Position: | Hooker |
Ru Amateuryears: | 2014-17 |
Ru Amateurclubs: | Ottawa Beavers Brantford Harlequins |
Ru Province: | Ontario Blues |
Ru Provinceyears: | 2016-18 |
Ru Provincecaps: | 12 |
Ru Provincepoints: | (15) |
Ru Clubyears: | 2017- |
Ru Proclubs: | New Orleans Gold |
Ru Clubcaps: | 19 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (45) |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2016- |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 24 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
School: | Earl of March Secondary School |
University: | University of Guelph |
Eric Gerald Howard (born September 5, 1993)[1] is a Canadian rugby union player. He plays as a hooker for the NOLA Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the Canadian national team.[2]
Howard started his rugby career with the Ottawa Beavers,[3] before joining the Brantford Harlequins in 2014.
In 2017, he signed for the New Orleans Gold team who play in the professional Major League Rugby competition,[4] later going on to captain the team in the 2019 Major League Rugby season.
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |||
3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 22 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 |