Editing Shane Howarth (section)

==Rugby career==
He played for the [[Marist Brothers Old Boys RFC|Auckland Marist]] club and [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland]]. He made his All Black debut against [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] in 1994 and played in three tests in the series.

In 1996 he switched to [[rugby league]], signing with the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] in the [[Australian Rugby League]] competition. He played 12 games for the club and scored 49 points, including three field goals.
<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17283857.html Howarth likely to stay with Cowboys]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} '''Sunday Star-Times''', 13 October 1996</ref> However he was not re-signed by the club and instead returned to rugby union, playing three games for the [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Auckland Blues]] during the 1997 Super 12 season.

He moved to England to play for [[Sale Sharks|Sale]] at outside-half. There was then a tug-of-war between various nations for him to play for them, but he chose Wales, after being offered the chance to play for Newport. Howarth moved to [[Newport RFC]] in 1999 and played for the club until 2003, scoring 1,035 points and helping the Black & Ambers win the WRU Principality Cup.