Eric Howard

Eric Howard

Date of birth	(1993-09-05) September 5, 1993
Place of birth	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
School	Earl of March Secondary School
University	University of Guelph
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2014-17 Ottawa Beavers Brantford Harlequins () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017- New Orleans Gold 19 (45) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2016-18 Ontario Blues 12 (15) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016- Canada 24 (0)

Eric Gerald Howard (born September 5, 1993) is a Canadian rugby union player. He plays as a hooker for the Canadian national team.

Eric started his rugby career with the Ottawa Beavers, before joining the Brantford Harlequins in 2014. In 2017, he signed for the New Orleans Gold team who play in the professional Major League Rugby competition, later going on to captain the team in the 2019 Major League Rugby season.

Club statistics

As of 1 March 2020

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
MLR 2018	New Orleans Gold	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MLR 2019	New Orleans Gold	14	14	0	9	0	0	0	45	0	0
MLR 2020	New Orleans Gold	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total		22	22	0	10	0	0	0	50	1	0