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Tyrone Gyle Howe (born 2 April 1971, Newtownards,
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) formerly played in
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on the
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for University of St Andrews RFC,
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,
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and the
British & Irish Lions The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national ...
. Howe was brought up in Dromore and attended Banbridge Academy. He played for
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in
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against Cambridge in 1994 and 1995, captaining the team in 1995. An injury resulted in a three-year absence from rugby, until he rejoined Ulster for the 1999-2000 season. On 10 June 2000, he made his senior international debut for Ireland against the
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. It was Ireland's largest win, the final score finishing 83–3. He also toured with the 2001 British & Irish Lions. In total, Howe won 14 caps for Ireland. Howe retired from professional rugby at the end of the 2005-06 season. In 2005 he was elected to Banbridge District Council as an
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candidate. In 2007 he resigned from the council citing work commitments. Howe now regularly appears on
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rugby coverage as a commentator and analyst, previously he has worked for Setanta Sports. He taught at
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in Rutland for nine years and in September 2019 became headmaster of Shiplake College.


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