Jake Howard (born 30 August 1945 in Bexley, New South Wales) is a former international rugby footballer who played prop for Australia.
Howard was schooled at St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill and then played his club rugby with Sydney's, ]. He also took up rowing at the senior level with the Sydney Rowing Club. He stroked a junior VIII for the club in 1964 and stroked a coxed pair to a State Championship in the 1964/65 season.
Howard made his international rugby debut on the 6 June 1970 against Scotland and went on to make six further international representative appearances between 1970 and 1973. His final Test appearance was on the 1973 tour of Wales and England.
His son Pat Howard (born 1973) also played centre and fly-half for the Wallabies. Jake Howard was the son-in-law of Wallaby Cyril Towers.
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