Editing Shane Howarth (section)

{{Short description|NZ & Wales international rugby union & league player}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name               = Shane Howarth
| image              =
| caption            = 
| birth_name         = Shane Paul Howarth
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1968|07|08|df=yes}} 
| birth_place        = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| relatives          = [[Calvin Howarth]], brother
| height             = {{height|m=1.72}}
| weight             = {{convert|82|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| ru_position        = [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]
| repyears1          = 1994      | repteam1        = {{nrut|New Zealand}}
| repcaps1           = 4         | reppoints1      = 54
| repyears2          = 1998–2000 | repteam2        = {{nrut|Wales}}
| repcaps2           = 19        | reppoints2      = 23
| ru_ntupdate        = 2008-05-26
| years1             = 1997-1999 | clubs1          = [[Sale Sharks|Sale]]
| years2             = 1999–2003 | clubs2          = [[Newport RFC|Newport]]
| apps2              = 108       | points2         = 1035
| ru_clubupdate      = 
| provinceyears1     = 1990–1995 | province1       = [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland]]
| provinceapps1      = 62        | provincepoints1 = 
| ru_provinceupdate  = 2008-05-26
| coachyears1        = 2006      | coachteams1     = [[Pacific Islanders rugby union team|Pacific Islanders]] (assistant)
| coachyears2        = 2004–2010 | coachteams2     = [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland]] (assistant)
| coachyears3        = 2013      | coachteams3     = [[Worcester Warriors]] (backs coach)
| ru_coachupdate     = 2008-05-26
| module       = {{infobox rugby league biography | embed = yes
| position     = {{rlp|FB}}
| year1start   = 1996
| club1        = {{nowrap|[[North Queensland Cowboys]]}}
| appearances1 = 12
| points1      = 49
| yearAstart   = 
| teamA        = [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]
| appearancesA = 
| pointsA      = 
}}
}}

'''Shane Paul Howarth''' (born 8 July 1968) is a former international [[rugby union]] player who gained four caps and scored 54 points for the [[All Blacks]] before later switching allegiance to [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]], attaining 19 Welsh caps.

An outside-half or full-back, he was a prolific [[Goal (sports)#Rugby football|goal-kicker]] and a fast elusive runner. He scored 23 points for Wales including a try in the 32–31 victory over England in 1999 played at [[Wembley Stadium (1924)|Wembley]] as the [[Millennium Stadium]] was under construction in [[Cardiff]].