Patrick William Howard (born 14 November 1973) is an ex-head coach at Leicester Tigers and a former Australian rugby union international who played centre or fly-half.
[3] After the departure of Joel Stransky in 2000, he was appointed as the Tigers' backs coach, however he had his sights set on regaining a Wallaby jersey ahead of the 2003 World Cup so rejoined the Brumbies in 2001, swapping his playing position with Rod Kafer.
[4] He was unable to make the squad for the World Cup and returned to Europe, playing for French side Montferrand for one season in 2003/04.
[6] He guided Tigers to the Guinness Premiership and EDF Energy Cup finals in 2007, winning the domestic double.
[8] He also worked as Chief Operations Officer at Cromwell Property Group prior to his move to rugby management.