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
amount club given lewis playing start tempted
We were tempted to start with Lewis on the bench, particularly given the amount of back rowers at the club who are playing very, very well,
bit bristol changes result taught
I think it was important to make changes going into the Bristol match, but in a way that result has taught us a bit of a lesson.
full gradual minutes played
It has been a gradual build-up for Julian, and all part of integrating him in. He played 20 minutes, then 40 minutes and now a full game,
george good shot
I think George is a very good player, and it would have been interesting if he had had a shot at the Tests.
obviously trying
Jim's obviously not very happy, but he understands what we're trying to do,
ball british control deal defensive four good issues lions side
We need to deal with some of our ball control issues, defensive issues and our kicking. We still had a good side out, with four British Lions out on the paddock, and we should have done better.
mistakes performance poor saved skill today whether
You make mistakes in sport and that was a mistake. There were opportunities all over the place and we didn't take them. We saved a poor performance for today and we have to live with that. I want to see whether the mistakes were skill mistakes, decision-making mistakes or poor coaching.
dealing few guys injuries sure
We are dealing with a few injuries and a few guys we are not sure if they will get through or not.
great last likely three win
We know if we win our last three games, then it's pretty likely we will be second. It is great to have things under your control.
bring case minutes second yellow
We didn't bring him back on in case he got a second yellow card. He was so enthusiastic after being out for so long and we were only going to give him 50 minutes anyway.
against capable dragons respect simplicity win
We respect them, they know what they're doing and if we play like we did against the Dragons we'll lose. If we play anything like we know we're capable of we'll win - that's the simplicity of it sometimes.
capable simplicity
If we play anything like we know we are capable of, we will win. That is the simplicity of it sometimes.
england good played six spot starting sure taken terms timely wants
He has taken that opportunity, he has played really well and I am sure he wants that England spot and it was timely for him. And (in terms of starting for England in the Six Nations) if you are good enough, you are old enough.
chances guys phase taken
He has taken his chances well this season, but you have to phase the other guys back in.