Rodney Howe (born 31 January 1973) is an Australian former

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played in the forwards for the

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, Western Reds,

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and the

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national side.

Early life

Born in

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. Howe was educated at St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton, where he represented 1990 Australian Schoolboys.

Career

In 1998 Howe was banned for 22 matches for using

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. Howe played at prop forward for Melbourne in their victory in the

1999 NRL Grand Final The 1999 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1999 NRL season. It was contested by the competition's two newest clubs: the Melbourne Storm, competing in only its second year (having finished the regular seas ...

. In 2000 Howe was named the

's player of the year. In 2001, Howe won a special sports edition of the Australian game show ''

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'', defeating

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AFL player David King, winning $46,300 in total winnings and donating it towards the Cancer Council of Victoria. It was, at the time one of the highest ever scores achieved on the show. Howe was again named the Storm's player of the year in 2002.

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