Doug Howlett
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Doug Howlett is a former New Zealand rugby union winger who became the all-time leading try-scorer for the All Blacks and later starred for Munster in European club rugby.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doug Howlett canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8711728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug Howlett Context triple: [Auckland Grammar School, hasAlumnus, Doug Howlett]
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A.
Ken Howery
Ken Howery is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of PayPal who later served as a partner at Founders Fund and as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden.
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B.
Ted Daughety
Ted Daughety is an American physician and pulmonologist best known as the husband of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
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C.
Jerry Grote
Jerry Grote was a standout defensive catcher and key contributor for the New York Mets during their 1969 World Series championship season.
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D.
John Howell
John Howell is a British Conservative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for the Henley constituency since winning the 2008 by-election.
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E.
Gil Westrum
Gil Westrum is a central character in the 1962 Western film "Ride the High Country," portrayed as an aging former lawman whose moral ambiguity contrasts with his partner’s steadfast integrity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug Howlett Target entity description: Doug Howlett is a former New Zealand rugby union winger who became the all-time leading try-scorer for the All Blacks and later starred for Munster in European club rugby.
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A.
Ken Howery
Ken Howery is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of PayPal who later served as a partner at Founders Fund and as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden.
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B.
Ted Daughety
Ted Daughety is an American physician and pulmonologist best known as the husband of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
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C.
Jerry Grote
Jerry Grote was a standout defensive catcher and key contributor for the New York Mets during their 1969 World Series championship season.
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D.
John Howell
John Howell is a British Conservative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for the Henley constituency since winning the 2008 by-election.
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E.
Gil Westrum
Gil Westrum is a central character in the 1962 Western film "Ride the High Country," portrayed as an aging former lawman whose moral ambiguity contrasts with his partner’s steadfast integrity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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rugby union player ⓘ rugby union winger ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Auckland, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captained | Munster Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clubNumberOfTriesForMunster | over 35 in all competitions ⓘ |
| competitionParticipatedIn |
NPC (National Provincial Championship)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Super Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| debutForNewZealand | 1999 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Auckland Grammar School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | late 1990s and 2000s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Māori descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Howlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Douglas Charles Howlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.85 m ⓘ |
| internationalCapsForNewZealand | 62 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptional speed on the wing
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finishing ability and try-scoring ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
Celtic League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heineken Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ United Rugby Championship predecessor competitions ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | all-time leading try-scorer for the All Blacks ⓘ |
| occupation |
professional rugby union player
ⓘ
sports administrator ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2003 Rugby World Cup
NERFINISHED
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2007 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Auckland rugby union team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barbarian F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Blues (Super Rugby) NERFINISHED ⓘ Munster Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Māori rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | wing ⓘ |
| relative | Tana Umaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromProfessionalRugby | 2013 ⓘ |
| roleAfterRetirement | Munster Rugby head of commercial and marketing ⓘ |
| scoringRecord | most test tries for New Zealand national rugby union team ⓘ |
| sibling | Phil Howlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| sportDiscipline | rugby sevens ⓘ |
| teamNickName | All Blacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testTriesForNewZealand | 49 ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 95 kg during playing career ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doug Howlett Description of subject: Doug Howlett is a former New Zealand rugby union winger who became the all-time leading try-scorer for the All Blacks and later starred for Munster in European club rugby.
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