Pat Howard
Pat Howard
Patrick William Howard, usually known as Pat Howard or Paddy Howardis an ex-head coach at Leicester Tigers and a former Australian rugby union international who played centre or fly-half...
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth14 November 1973
composure kept okay took
We took our opportunities and kept our composure - we are okay with the result.
deal expect fatigue field game per players sure turn
But this is a big game and I expect big-game players to turn up. I'm sure he'll fatigue during the game at some stage, and we'll have to deal with that, but when he's on the field I know he'll give 150 per cent.
confidence
But confidence is something you need and we'll take some of that out of this game.
against
If we play like we did against the Dragons, then we will lose,
love time tom
I'd love Tom to have been available. But now is the right time for him to be furthering his development.
talked
I don't know what he's doing. We have talked to him and he is going to have a look at all his options.
bright calm guy sort
He's a bright guy and he's calm in these sort of situations.
games lose
He's a significant part of why we do not lose a lot of games like that.
bad couple harry hopefully likely small
Harry will have a small operation. I think he is likely to be out for a couple of weeks, and hopefully nothing too bad will show up.
austin country form great harry opportunity playing reward season
Harry is playing well for his country and his club. But Austin has been in great form this season and I wanted to reward him and give him the opportunity to own the competition.
hard harry quickly start testament worked
Harry is 100-per-cent fit, and he has done really well to get back as quickly as he has. At the start of the week, he wasn't really in my plans, but he has worked exceptionally hard and I think it is a testament to his work ethic.
cent fit harry per
Harry is 100 per cent fit and has done well to get back so quickly.
beat five good group players pride six starts strong sure teams victories
I am sure the pride of the Clermont players will be strong at home. They have got some very good players, and not a lot of teams beat Clermont in Clermont. We must go there to win, and five victories from six starts in this group would be a very strong achievement.
players pride strong sure
I am sure the pride of the Clermont players will be strong at home.