Harvey Howard
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Harvey Howard is an English
former professional rugby league
footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain
, and England
international representative , he played club football in England for Widnes, Leeds, Bradford and Wigan, and in Australia for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Western Suburbs Magpies and Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the 2000 NRL Premiership Grand Final.
. Wayne Bennett had no such concern, using Howard as a stop-gap and bringing him off the bench in the Broncos 14-6 Grand Final Win over the Roosters in 2000.
During his time with the Western Suburbs Magpies on the playing roster, he gained several nicknames, including Harves and Harvester, freight, but also mainly as Night Train. This was because of a song at the time which he insisted the whole team listen to a song called "Night Train".
Harvey Howard is the only player to win England
caps whilst at the Brisbane Broncos
.
Harvey has returned to Australia on a permanent basis, and now works full time for the Western Suburbs Magpies DRLFC as Development officer, in charge of the junior grades of football, as well as the Junior Magpies development teams.
while at Leeds in 1995 against Wales, while at Brisbane Broncos in 2000 against Australia, Russia (sub), Fiji (sub), Ireland (sub), and New Zealand, and won a cap for Great Britain
while at Bradford Bulls in 1998 against New Zealand (sub).
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
former professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
, and England
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
international representative , he played club football in England for Widnes, Leeds, Bradford and Wigan, and in Australia for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Western Suburbs Magpies and Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the 2000 NRL Premiership Grand Final.
Career
Played in Australia, while going over to England regularly. After four seasons with Wests in the late 1990s, Howard could not win a place in the joint team, Wests TigersWests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
. Wayne Bennett had no such concern, using Howard as a stop-gap and bringing him off the bench in the Broncos 14-6 Grand Final Win over the Roosters in 2000.
During his time with the Western Suburbs Magpies on the playing roster, he gained several nicknames, including Harves and Harvester, freight, but also mainly as Night Train. This was because of a song at the time which he insisted the whole team listen to a song called "Night Train".
Harvey Howard is the only player to win England
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
caps whilst at the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
.
Harvey has returned to Australia on a permanent basis, and now works full time for the Western Suburbs Magpies DRLFC as Development officer, in charge of the junior grades of football, as well as the Junior Magpies development teams.
International honours
Harvey Howard won caps for EnglandEngland national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
while at Leeds in 1995 against Wales, while at Brisbane Broncos in 2000 against Australia, Russia (sub), Fiji (sub), Ireland (sub), and New Zealand, and won a cap for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
while at Bradford Bulls in 1998 against New Zealand (sub).