Derek Howes

Derek Howes

Personal information
Full name	William J. Derek Howes
Born	first ¼ 1913 Pontardawe district, Wales
Playing information
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	12 st 10 lb (81 kg)
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1945–45 Llanelli RFC
Rugby league
Position	Second-row, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1945–53 Wakefield Trinity 179 45 1 0 137 1953–54/55 Featherstone Rovers 27 1 0 0 3 Total 206 46 1 0 140 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1948–50 Wales 5 0 0 0 0
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William J. Derek Howes (first ¼ 1913 – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Llanelli RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity and Featherstone Rovers, as a second-row or loose forward.

Background

Derek Howes' birth was registered in Pontardawe district, Wales.

Playing career

International honours

Derek Howes won 5 caps for Wales (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity from 1948 to 1950.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Derek Howes played at second-row in Wakefield Trinity's 13–12 victory over Wigan in the 1946 Challenge Cup Final during the 1945–46 season Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1946, in front of a crowd of 54,730.

County Cup Final appearances

Derek Howes played at second-row in Wakefield Trinity's 17–3 victory over Keighley in the 1951 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 27 October 1951.

Club career

Derek Howes made his début for Wakefield Trinity during November 1945, he made his début for Featherstone Rovers on 19 September 1953, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.