Patrick Benjamin Howard (born 27 March 1992) is a South African rugby union player who is currently playing for Ealing Trailinfders in the RFU Championship.
[5] He started their final match in the pool stages against England on the left wing and played the entire 80 minutes as his side achieved a 28–15 victory to qualify for the semi-finals.
[6] An untimely hamstring injury ruled Howard out of the remainder of the tournament,[7] with his side going on to win the competition for the first time, beating New Zealand 22–16 in the final.
[15] He reverted to the Western Province U21 side for the remainder of 2013, scoring six tries in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, which included braces in consecutive weeks in their matches against Border U21[16] and Golden Lions U21,[17] as well as a try in the final of the competition to help them beat the Blue Bulls 30–23 in Cape Town.
[24] He made his debut for Munster by coming on as a late replacement during their 38–12 victory over Welsh side Newport Gwent Dragons in Round Eight of the Pro12 season.
[26] A week later, he made his debut in the 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup, playing the full 80 minutes in their home match against French outfit Clermont.
[27] He remained involved in first team action until the end of January, making a total of six appearances in the Pro12 competition and three in the European Rugby Champions Cup.