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| Full name | Phillip Howlett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1975-01-16) 16 January 1975 (age 49) Tonga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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.
Representative career
Howlett played for the Tonga national rugby league team at the 1995 and 2000 World Cups.
During the Super League war Howlett played for the Australian Rugby League's "Rest of the World" side.
References
- Rugby League Project
- Jessup, Peter (20 October 1999). "Rugby League: Tongans not planning rough stuff". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report – Phil Howlett". ssralmanac.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "The Teams: Tonga". BBC. 1 January 2000. Archived from the original on 10 November 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
External links
| Tonga squad – 1995 Rugby League World Cup | |
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| Tonga squad – 2000 Rugby League World Cup | |
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent
- Bradford Bulls players
- Catalans Dragons players
- Parramatta Eels players
- Penrith Panthers players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- South Sydney Rabbitohs players
- Tonga national rugby league team players
- Tongan rugby league players
- Tongan emigrants to Australia
- Australian expatriate rugby league players in England
- Tongan expatriate rugby league players in England
- Tongan expatriate rugby league players