Stuart Howarth (born 25 January 1990) is an English professional
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a or for the
Rochdale Hornets
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in
Betfred League 1
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.
He has played for
Wigan Warriors
The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League.
Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...
(academy),
Blackpool Panthers
Blackpool Panthers RLFC was an English professional rugby league club based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. They played at Bloomfield Road, between 2005-2007, then moved to the Woodlands Memorial Ground owned by Fylde rugby union club. They wer ...
(
loan
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),
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...
(two spells),
Salford City Reds
The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play in the Super League. Formed in 1873, they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground since 2012 has been t ...
,
St. Helens (
loan
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),
Barrow Raiders
The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club was formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club. For the 1995–96 and 1996 seasons the club was known as Barrow Braves, becoming the Ba ...
(
loan
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),
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...
,
Doncaster
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(
loan
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),
Bradford Bulls (
loan
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) and
Workington Town
Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria.
Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team.
They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and ...
.
A product of the
Wigan Warriors
The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League.
Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...
academy, Howarth is a versatile player; having played at , and as a youth and in the Wigan set-up. He has played for
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...
and
Salford City Reds
The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play in the Super League. Formed in 1873, they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground since 2012 has been t ...
, who loaned him to
St. Helens. He made his first team debut for
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...
in 2011's
Super League XVI, starting the game against
Catalans Dragons as a .
After rugby
It was announced on 16 April 2021 that Stuart had taken an appointment as a science teacher at
St Peter's Catholic High School in Orrell, after retiring from rugby and qualifying as a teacher.
References
External links
Whitehaven profileWakefield Trinity profileSaints Heritage Society profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Howarth, Stuart
1990 births
Living people
Barrow Raiders players
Blackpool Panthers players
Bradford Bulls players
Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
English rugby league players
Hull F.C. players
Rochdale Hornets players
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league halfbacks
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league locks
Rugby league second-rows
Salford Red Devils players
St Helens R.F.C. players
Wakefield Trinity players
Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players
Wigan Warriors players
Workington Town players