Howard Poole (15 August 1905 – 20 January 1966)[1][2] was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for Cardiff. Although never playing for Wales he was selected to play in the 1930 British Lions tour of New Zealand and Australia.
Birth name | Howard Nelson Poole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 January 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 January 1966 | (aged 61)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Whitchurch, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International matches played
editBritish Lions
- New Zealand 1930
Bibliography
edit- Billot, John (1972). All Blacks in Wales. Ferndale, Glamorgan: Ron Jones Publications.
- Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. Grafton Street, London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
References
edit- ^ Howard Poole player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Howard Polle Lions profile lionsrugby.com