Daryl Howland

Daryl "Spinner" Howland is an Australian-born American rugby league administrator and coach. He is co-founder and event coordinator of the Jacksonville Axemen team based in Jacksonville, Florida, and is involved with the administration of the USA Rugby League. A former player, he previously played for the Axemen club that he founded and also for the United States national rugby league team (the Tomahawks) and for various clubs in the U.S., Australia, England, France and Canada. As a player, he typically played as a hooker or halfback.

Daryl Howland
Personal information
Full nameDaryl Howland
BornBrisbane, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker / Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 Jacksonville 11 28
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–2006 United States 15 12

Life

Howland was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He played for various rugby league teams in Australia, the United States, England, France and Canada. After living in the United States for several years he qualified to represent the U.S. in rugby league via the residency rule. He coached the U.S. student side in the 1999 Student Rugby League World Cup, and played on the U.S. national team (the Tomahawks) in a number of matches.[1]

In 2000 Howland moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where he worked as a marketing manager for Outback Steakhouse and set about founding a rugby league franchise.[2] In 2006 Howland and partner Drew Slover founded the Jacksonville Axemen, who joined the American National Rugby League (AMNRL) competition.[2] Howland also served as head coach and event coordinator of the Axemen, as well as playing on the team. Since that time the club has become one of the most successful rugby league franchises in the U.S.,[3] advancing to the league playoffs four times in five seasons, and winning the championship in 2010.[2][4]

On January 12, 2011 Howland's Axemen became one of seven teams to leave the AMNRL to form the USA Rugby League, which kicked off in summer 2011. As part of the USARL's democratic governance structure, Howland was heavily involved in the early running of the league, and oversaw the establishment of the South Conference in 2014.[5][6][7]

Career playing statistics

Point scoring summary
GamesTriesGoalsF/GPoints
1162-28

Matches played
TeamMatchesYears
Jacksonville Axemen112006 -
United States152001–2006

References
  1. "Spinner Howland" Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. jaxaxe.com. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  2. King, Francine (January 24, 2008). "Global event, local goals". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  3. "AMNRL Cup Final X will Celebrate a Number of League Milestones". American National Rugby League News. 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  4. "Jacksonville Axemen win AMNRL grand final". The Florida Times-Union. August 28, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  5. Mascord, Steve (January 12, 2011). "Discord 2011: Edition 2". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  6. "New Rugby League Competition Announced". rugbymag.com. Rugby Magazine. January 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-01-19. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  7. "Breakaway league launched in the US". code13rugbyleague.com. January 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-01-19. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
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