Leroy Houston
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leroy Houston | |
| Date of birth | 10 November 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Levin, New Zealand | |
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) | |
| School(s) attended | Asquith Boys High School | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Number Eight | |
| Current club | Union Bordeaux Bègles | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Beecroft | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| 2007 2006 |
Australia U-21 Australia U-19 |
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| Super Rugby | ||
| Provincial sides | ||
| Super Rugby | ||
| 2005-2008 2008-11 |
Waratahs Queensland Reds |
46 (10) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2010 | Australia A | 1 (10) |
Leroy Houston, (born 10 November 1986 in Levin) grew up in Shannon, New Zealand. Houston is an Australian Rugby Union player who played for the Queensland Reds in the Super 15. He now plays in France, in the Top 14 for Union Bordeaux Bègles.
[edit] Career
Born in New Zealand, Houston's family moved to Australia in 2000. Houston was educated at Asquith Boys High School in Sydney. Houston originally played for the New South Wales Waratahs from 2005 where he was picked to tour with the Wallabies, he also played for Australia A before playing a Super 14 game.
Houston took time off from rugby in 2007 and eventually decided to sign with the Queensland Reds for the 2008 Super 14 season,[1] receiving the Rookie of the Year Award. Houston made his debut for Queensland in a pre-season trial against his old club the Waratahs.
[edit] References
- ^ "Reds sign Houston". Television New Zealand. 2 May 2007. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/454218/1092173. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
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