Bennett Frederick "Peewee" Howe (30 August 1932 – 22 April 2010) was a South African
rugby union
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player and first-class
cricket
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er. He played in two
first-class matches for
Border
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in 1955/56.
Rugby union career
Howe was born in
Port Nolloth
Port Nolloth is a town and seaport in the Namaqualand region on the northwestern coast of South Africa, northwest of Springbok. It is the seat of the Richtersveld Local Municipality.
The port was previously a transshipment point for copper fro ...
in Natal and attended
Dale College Boys' High School
Dale College Boys' High School, (commonly referred to as Dale College), is a well-established public English medium high school for boys located in Qonce, a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. With a rich history, it holds the d ...
in the Eastern Cape.
Howe made his provincial debut for in 1951 and played flyhalf and centre for the union. He toured with the
Springboks
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko) is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jersey ...
to
Australia and New Zealand in 1956. He played in the first and last test matches against , scoring a try on test debut.
Test history
See also
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List of South Africa national rugby union players
South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame.
Individual records
Career
South Africa's '' ...
– Springbok no. 330
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List of Border representative cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for Border cricket team in South Africa. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons.
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References
External links
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1932 births
2010 deaths
South African cricketers
Border cricketers
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
Border Bulldogs players
Rugby union players from the Northern Cape
Rugby union centres
Rugby union fly-halves
Alumni of Dale College Boys' High School