Max Howell
Australia
Full name Maxwell Leo Howell
Born July 23, 1927, Coogee, NSW
Died February 3, 2014 (aged 86 years 195 days)
Major teams British Columbia Bears, Australia
Position Centre

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop GfM Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 1946-1947 5 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 40
Bledisloe Cup 1946-1947 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Career statistics
Test debut New Zealand v Australia at Dunedin, Sep 14, 1946 match details
Last Test Wales v Australia at Cardiff, Dec 20, 1947 match details
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Profile

Max Howell played five Tests and 27 non-cap games for Australia just after World War II, making his debut against the All Blacks aged 19. He latterly coached Canada in the late 1950s.

A noted sports historian, he wrote more than 50 books and was awarded an Order of Australia in 2003 for Service to Education as a pioneer in the development of sports studies and sport science.

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Max Howell dies after long cancer battle (Feb 3, 2014)

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