The Unbelievable Story of Doug Howlett - Rugby's Fastest Man

[@jpowell2603]

Howlett,rupeni caucau muliaina that 2003 blues backline was 🔥🔥🔥and not forgetting king carlos!

[@kikia6611]

Howlett, Lomu, Umaga, Cullen....it must have been so great to watch these guys - all legends now. Along with McCaw, Muliaina, Rokocoko, etc. Wow.

[@toakasi6425]

The ABS were on top it all was goldern in the 90s mid 2000s now I feel like it hasn't been the same & All Black's now have to many personalities and commercial hype around them Uncle Doug Lomu Cullen Umaga Etc all had character & heart ❤ 💙 💜 miss these Rugby days 💯🕯😓

[@westsideAUKILANI]

Such a classy finisher. One of Aucklands finest products

[@walk-with-Walz]

Doug Howlett, what a bloody legend, I saw him playing against a South African super team one time, he copped a really dirty cheap shot over the sideline, it hurt him quite bad and sent him into a rage, the guy who did it got utterly smashed in 2 ferocious tackles within a few minutes of each other, it was the best retribution on a rugby field I've ever seen. What a fantastic guy and a fantastic player, easily in the top 3 wingers of all time!

[@F3DR685]

one late afternoon after school outside my house i saw him running up towards Richardson rd roundabout in roskill south i yelled to my dad and brother 'hey its doug howlett' he turned waved and smiled and kept running up towards the roundabout never thought id see a rugby legend running pass my house lol great memory.

[@SoOwOoSwaGGa]

Yeah bro wen I went waikowhai intermediate we saw him jogging on Richardson rd while we were on our bus all us kids were screaming out to him he waved and smiled at us still remember it like it was yesterday... Roskill love 💯

[@F3DR685]

@@SoOwOoSwaGGa yo i go to waikowhai school and i think its really cool lol school song 🤙

[@ims9374]

I thought you were gonna say he looked drunk and started jumping up and down on roofs of some parked cars hahshs

[@jayedonieremia2915]

F Sefo oh ay😆

[@scrumhalforegon]

Carter's pass at 13:13... damn, the GOAT!

[@ayamnaubaudi6936]

One of the most elegant winger ever. From a french man.

[@brucebanner9911]

The golden era of rugby

[@JP1234815]

Played at a time when the All Blacks looked to get the ball to its wingers (Joe Rokocoko the other) as often as possible. Doug also looked for work too! In the 2003 World cup game v Wales he scored a try on the right wing, scored another taking the ball 'off wing', was an emergency scrum half at a ruck, was 1st receiver and 2nd receiver from set piece moves and was acting full back on occasions too!!

[@yesbutno3450]

Lomu, Howlett, Cullens and Umaga, crazy attacking lineup.

[@KernowekTim]

Blistering sprint speed, a true cutting edge in attack, and a rock in defence. His try scoring record at elite level speaks for itself; there is no dancing around that fact.

[@stevenlurie1215]

Saffa here. That blues backline was formidable

[@Dave9691-xd4qx]

Not any more they safaring bro

[@Dave9691-xd4qx]

Sorry saffaring

[@PoornaCW]

Douggy Howlett. Those sprinting legs. Adrenaline pouring Goosebumps material

[@clarkm4200]

He had gas to burn . Had forgotten just how good he was.

[@salan3507]

@@clarkm4200 Would have been awesome to see him in action live, and the other phenomenal players like Umaga, Mils, Richie, Joe, Jonah, Carlos, etc etc.... too many to mention.

[@mruv5944]

The early 2000’s blues 😭 when the whole backline were All blacks lol ..good times

[@Nyasalands_Finest]

Rupeni was the big star! Caucau!

[@shanonlandon]

The rugby world has and is truly blessed with many outstanding athletes, New Zealand’s own Doug Howlett, is one of. Without over exaggerating, Howlett was in my opinion, a near complete rugby player that thrilled the many fans with great moments of play. His great support play, game foresight, and speed earned him, his team mates and his many followers, wonderful passages of play which led to many well deserved tries. Thank you Doug Howlett for the sweet memories, and thank you Real Rugby, for sharing.

[@karlclifford1176]

Had the pleasure of watching him play for Munster for years. A proper pro and he’s loved down here

[@osxspies7525]

49th test tries in International Rugby 💪🏽❤️ all blacks best winger ever

[@nicktorea4017]

The way Dougie would slide in to score tries was pretty much his signature move.

[@SondaLovesElly26]

Almost looks as if he wants to keep running past the deadline lol

[@salan3507]

Him and Rocketman Joe.

[@warken1985]

he was part of an awesome blues era

[@bmac63]

Great to see a real speedster on the wing, more often than not your pace will get you tries....always enjoyed watching Howlett play

[@horsemen6769]

Back when rugby was at its best.

[@toakasi6425]

Indeed 💯 when it was about character passion and spirit now its money commercial sponsors etc miss these days 😢

[@kingkongdingaling2411]

Howlett playing with Cullen so glad I got to see those legends

[@Olm9]

Cullen, Wilson, Lomu, Merthens.. nice 😋

[@seansmith9936]

Foreal👌

[@allblacksfan6381]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJrWk6yjlJ1_q8U

[@fletmok3548]

Scary speed combo

[@sherrifrua]

7:18 ......what can you say Awesome☝️ 13:02 the best planned move Left to right. Hands down the best, my best 3, Joe, Dan, Dougie👌.

[@THP999]

Nisbo caught me off guard with the line "Oliver's throwing has been good"😂

[@akinokusami3623]

What an era this was! The debates about the ultimate sprinter between Howlett and Habana were memorable

[@thomas_corbet]

I know this is a Howlett video, but how great was Marty Holah, seriously?! One of the first modern flankers, very underrated, could do anything... It was good seeing him in some of the early clips!

[@RealRugby]

thomas corbet yeah, Holah was a beast! Great player and as you said, very underrated

[@rmsmafia2859]

marty holah was my rugby idol ...he was so underrated..he was smooth

[@MeanAzz_13]

thomas corbet used to work with him at Foodtown Chartwell when we were younger, late 90s.. Quite type. Just does his job without any pissing around. Didn't realize who he was till I saw him with the *Mighty Chiefs* lol

[@bojangles4791]

Duane monkley was a underrated flanker also.

[@banzman3898]

My favourite wing ever

[@kevinheaney7705]

Legend. Destroying Robinson says it all

[@dorynemilo]

wow.just seen. wasnt rob a sort of sprinter style too?

[@ay613]

@@dorynemilo yh he was

[@yesbutno3450]

That's what I was about to comment, Robinson was FAST, seeing him get smoked is crazy to me.

[@sionetuivai-lopa9094]

Don't you just love how he would run through them gaps with a shit load of pace ... spectacular

[@atapanameleisea3268]

one of my fav wingers nz developed and with good speed we need

[@bustarogers9990]

Atapana ....yeah , he has to be the quickest winger we've ever had aye. Our top try scorer to , put many smiles on my face.

[@lucasacosta4472]

19:48 Ali Williams you gotta be kidding 😂

[@abatesnz]

He'd been learning Aussie Rules style kicking with his brother and Dion Nash at Mt Roskill Saints AFL Club.

[@walk-with-Walz]

Haha yeah, too much

[@JonoEMz]

My favourite winger of all time! One of my favourite memories was when he got into abit of a scuffle with a player from the lions team in the super rugby comp and howlett smashed him twice!

[@BLUES_N8]

Commentator: Dougie Howlett…he’s a sprinter. Jason Robinson (missed Dougie) Goodbyyye! 😂🤣😂

[@critterwatene8073]

Yo..I nearly forgot just how mean that dude was..but I remember watching all those games haha. I'm sure he dont get enough props..faaark he was fast..but some of the lines he was running was magnificent. Dont hold what he done when he went to Munster against him. Respect to a legend.

[@philipeafroboy1]

He was an extremely popular figure at Munster as well

[@allblacksfan6381]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJrWk6yjlJ1_q8U

[@JayJay-cu1bi]

Obviously his speed but work off the ball was tremendous attributing to so many tries. One of the greats!

[@JayJay-cu1bi]

Can you do one for Muliaina? Another great player, timing, vision, distribution and and his under rated speed!

[@brucesherborne408]

What a player in an amazing team , so many super stars in this ABs team. Howlett, angles and speed made him such a weapon. One of the all time legends of the ABs

[@imbatman5882]

Back when the blues were actually good and entertaining.

[@samumalu932]

I'm Batman hardout aye...xavier rush days...lol

[@geoffreywaweru2705]

Painful to watch them these days

[@seansmith9936]

What’s wrong with the blues now.🤣🤣

[@netanietuatenaiseruvati3891]

Two died Lomu and Jerry Collins😥.Old players always Gold

[@notdoneyet8991]

Good at being in the right place at the right time seen him get smashed a few times still gets up an scores a great winger

[@jnadler6586]

Great edit boss! Fitting for a class act I. Dougie!

[@allblacksfan6381]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJrWk6yjlJ1_q8U

[@WSMontages]

Brilliant again mate, plenty of memories here 😊

[@electrickiwi3635]

ole dougy howlit da man

[@ngabushallday6642]

Debuts in super rugby in 97 scoring a hat-trick for the Highlanders against the chiefs, he was 18 years old.

[@logchopproductions3421]

Great Stars in this game, I still remember that game when we lost to France in the Semi Final , for some reason Doug Howlet didn't play in that game ?? But i remember he smashed a few cars afterwards

[@johnalosinamamea-wilson6453]

Log Chop Productions yeah man some strange selections at the time. Howlett was dropped for Sivivatu and Mauger was dropped for McAlister. We played Muliaina at Centre as well. Carter hobbling off injured and his replacement Nick Evans pulling his hamstring just after he came on definitely didn't help. I'm sure they would have picked a different team if they had their time again. We forget how good Howlett was, this video is an awesome reminder.

[@allblacks5610]

Lol, I remember that too, good old Dougie

[@logchopproductions3421]

I swear they would have beaten France if they had Doug on .

[@nicolaslegrand9379]

Hi guys! I know I'm takin risks here ... I'm French ... and I lived Down Under!!! I'm your man if you're up for some fierce hostilities! LOL! Never mind! Great videos, down right about Doug's qualities but I'm more amazed about the sheer talents surrounding him, all these actions prepared prior to his finishing, for which he was bloody brilliant: the Wilsons , Merhtens, Umaga (sheer class these three) Spencers, Maugers, Carter at 13:15 (Oh!!!!!!!!) ... just the general building up of the actions and how Doug would fit in perfectly at the right time, right moment, like all his peers. Brilliant rugby guys

[@shanemcdonagh1979]

Legend as a munster fan legend for new zeland and for munster but could you leave him out of an all time world 11 rugby legend what a man

[@lv8814]

Howlett and Rox is my go to 100m try scorers in ‘08 😂

[@JoeTheLion60]

Umanga must be the most underrated centre of all time - simply superb and owned BOD every time they played

[@JTK_XXL]

Umaga was a beast! He had such a good overall view on the field and the current game state, punched holes into the opponent's defensive lines, had tiger alike reflexes and made clean passes, as we can see at 7:17. The skill involved there is extremely underappreciated. And he looked like a predator when he was leading the haka.

[@seandmaccormack.8528]

One of the wingers in his legend.top finisher.

[@matts3191]

Vidiri….. Legend.

[@electrickiwi3635]

ole dougy. da man

[@allblacksfan6381]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJrWk6yjlJ1_q8U

[@notw22]

Doug Howlett, owes 60% of his tries to Tana umaga lol

[@LureThosePixels]

True but without him running the support line, umanga didn't have other options

[@captainclink1038]

it is harder than you think to always be on the right line with speed and a clear offloading lane between you, sure tana umaga made some incredible breaks, it still required someone as precise and smart as doug howlett was to finish them. he is truly one of the best finishers in world rugby

[@captainclink1038]

an underratted rugby skill, in my opinion

[@KernowekTim]

They definitely complimented one another.

[@No-qy9fc]

Dude, its a team game. No one scores tries on thiew own

[@tj230399]

Mean video bro! King Carlos next !

[@RealRugby]

T.J. Rugby HD great idea. Have lots of footage on him. Stay subscribed and watch this space

[@iancurtis1152]

Don’t forget Zinzan Brook either, remember that drop goal from........the car park!

[@markbrown-sb2zm]

as a bok supporter,I remember his blistering pace,but seing this now Im not sure whether he could outsprint Habanna.

[@ejsmith9194]

Great video. Could you do a video of Lome Fa'atau please. There are lots of great highlights from him, but not many on youtube.

[@RealRugby]

EJ Smith hey mate. Will have to see what I can dig up on him. I don't think I have that much footage to be honest, but I'll try

[@ejsmith9194]

Real Rugby thanks a lot mate, anything would be much appreciated 👍

[@dajvebikinus861]

With the soooooouuuuul glow!

[@nathanfotualii2676]

Best thing about howlett was how he always have 100% and backed himself

[@jaden7yrs]

The breakdown on sky sport did a survey of the best all black team of all time,doug Howlett should have been the best winger,there is a reason why he has the record for most tries

[@matthewobrien2066]

Top player dougie howlett

[@seansmith9936]

All blacks back thn had some speed backline,umaga,Jeff Willson,Doug howlett,Christian cullen,Jonah lomu etc

[@Intergalatikk]

Reiko Ioane is the fastest all black ever according to Steven Hassen

[@jaclyngeng3781]

My friend’s dad is Doug Howlett

[@jaclyngeng3781]

My comet’s is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😊😉😞😞⭐️😬🙌😀😅👍😀😌☹️🤣🍫😃😂👌😕🙏🥰☕️😻😄🤣😂🤩😓🥝🥝😋😋🧦🧦😁😁🥲🔑🙂😘💪😄💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪😄😁☺️😆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆❣️❣️❣️🕊🕊🕊👩‍🦼👩‍🦼👨‍🦼👨‍🦼😡😤🤬😖👿👿🗯🧧😇👼🐠💢📐😡🇦🇴😡😤🥶🥵😨😨😰😥😓🤗🤗😯😯🥱💩😷🤠🤮👺🤑👺👽👾🎃💀💀💩😹😹👾😹👹👹😻🎃🎃👹👹👹👽😸😸🤠😽🙀😿🫁💋💄👄💄👂🏻👁💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋👅👅👅👅👀👤👀👋👁👁🦻🏼👀🦻🏼👥

[@dysmist23]

Thoz set plays tho!! #youbeauty #classicRugby

[@otipivitis5467]

The man .

[@maapurcell801]

My mannnn, Doug always a fast kid back to our school days at May Rd primary school and Mt roskill Intermediate, probably I was the only one close to him lol... even more faster when he went to Auckland Grammar..Nikki minutes.. Auckland, blue, all blacks....

[@5OYE5]

...and the ball goes to Howlett, vooooooooom, what a try!

[@TheSilatiger]

did howlett ever play sevens/?with that pace he would ve killed it

[@Olm9]

I don't think he did. Not on the AB Sevens team at least

[@footlongsubzero1128]

My favorite player in the game Rugby 08. I've got the game disc for the ps2 but the old controllers are aged and wasted. Wonder if it's playable on PS5 🤔 (dated Dec 19 2020) No PS5 consoles available til mid to late next year. I'd love for Dougie Howlett to sign my game both cover and the disc.

[@nickpilgrim1966]

Imagine Howlet, Cullen and Wilson in one back line ... boom

[@sholekefe4021]

The 2000s really be looking like the 90s 🤣🤣🤣

[@abatesnz]

One of the greats. If only he hadn't passed to Mils in the 2003 SF - I'd love to see him scoring that try in this footage. Unselfish play was the ethos though.

[@richtamati9959]

Still holds the record for highest try scorer in history for NZ, at 49. The best All Black winger of all time

[@inspectorgeneral9175]

Howlett scored some amazing tries when he first played super rugby for the Highlanders.... shame they were left out...

[@RealRugby]

Peter Jones didn't have footage, sorry mate. Put together what we could. Hope you enjoyed it in any case

[@antology7]

Here's one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4mUnZpvlN1qaKc

[@bodhid]

Hahaha man, funny watching Howlett SMOKE the Irish a couple of times. I have to say they've improved a hell of a lot as back in the day the Irish were total carthorses - unfit, slow and with journeyman physiques.

[@MrLisaFischer]

Howlett, Umaga & Cullen, that's scary

[@vaughanpower4538]

Umanga one of the best all blacks of all time.Very clever football player.

[@Andy_M986]

R.I.P Dylan Mika.

[@damageincorporated8558]

So many great players, I'd forgotten that Cornad Smith even existed!,thanks for the nostalgia 🤙

[@leewarries2071]

13:07-13:14👏👏👏DC

[@vladtheinhaler8476]

An overlooked defensive machine, just ask Earl Rose.

[@kingedshoe3835]

Can you please upload all of Doug Howletts tries for the blues

[@RealRugby]

Sure. Where can I find them?

[@tolotonga69]

Miss the old school all blacks

[@HoriMotorsports]

Back when rugby was RUGBY

[@talinona9719]

Machine

[@andrewwhitehall1785]

he was offsides on the try at the 14:22 try

[@capowable]

Forward pass at 3:20???

[@icewytevo]

Howlett was too sharp

[@merlin5420]

To be fair the bulk of his tries he just had to run them in after outstanding work from the men inside him

[@virgboogie]

See how Doug burnt that so called speedster jason Robinson off lol

[@franks8901]

Michael Jackson of Rugby

[@hbmcgregor]

Shot bro. The mantis

[@vaughanpower4538]

Alatini was the stepping master in his prime.

[@mattdickie4696]

6:29 a late and dangerous tackle on Cullen...

[@franklinnanai2745]

Great All Black winger, Doug last game for the All Blacks should not have been his last game because he was the in form winger.

[@chadnz1003]

the MAAAAANtis (oldskool) lol

[@benjamin7.544]

during that time....this ABs team was great but they didn't win a world cup..right until 2011...the ABs were pronounced world champion till today 2018

[@OriqinLCinema]

Howcome they never won a world championship?

[@Awesome14450]

@@OriqinLCinema I think '07 really hammered in the point that skill wasn't enough to win world cups, they recognised that they weren't mentally equipped for pressure cooker games. They could've easily blamed the ref, like a lot of the AB fans did back then and like some coaches today still do, but instead they dug to the root cause of their "failures"

[@rimaman8681]

21:37 sounds like doogle from father ted is commentating

[@fredkelly6953]

I remember seeing Douggy beating Caleb Ralph to the ball way back then. I thought at the time, you may as well hang up your boots Caleb cos this guy's younger, faster and he's hungry.

[@godisbollocks]

Damn, Richie McCaw destroyed Corne Krieke (spelling?) at 11:35

[@jaunschambreel]

Lol spelling is Krige

[@louaiga74]

@Real Rugby,pretty decent vid bro. Only thing id say is I would love to see the slo-mo replays of each try

[@RealRugby]

Thanks for the feedback mate. In our older videos we used to have slo-mo's, but we wanted to keep the videos at a watchable length for everyone and we would rather have more tries in our vids. Thanks for the feedback and support!

[@louaiga74]

@@RealRugby thanks for the reply! Yea I understand it could drag the vid out abit,how about slo-mos for some of them? There was one try where Aaron mauger offloaded to doug,would of loved to see that front on slo-mo

[@RealRugby]

@@louaiga74 point taken, we'll take the feedback into account :-)

[@louaiga74]

@@RealRugby thanks heaps!👍

[@reganmeynell4047]

Where do you get your footage from?

[@tamataua4370]

WOW ... he got around Jason Robinson