Leroy Houston

Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = Leroy Houston


fullname = Leroy Houston| dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|11|10|df=yes
cityofbirth = Levin
countryofbirth = New Zealand
height = convert|191|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|117|kg|stlb|abbr=on
nickname =skunk
school = Asquith Boys High School
university =
relatives =4 brothers, 3 sisters
position = Number Eight
currentclub = Queensland Reds
clubnumber = 8
youthyears =
youthclubs = Beecroft
years =
clubs =Eastwood-Sydney
caps(points) =
ru_provinceyears = 2006 ‐
ru_province =
ru_provincecaps = ?
super14years = 2008 ‐
super14 = Queensland Reds
super14caps = 7 (5)
youthrepyears =
youthrepteam = Australia U-21, Australia U-19
youthrepcaps(points) =
repyears = 2007 ‐
2006 ‐
repteam =Australia A
repcaps(points) = 1 (10)
ru_sevensnationalyears =
ru_sevensnationalteam =
ru_sevensnationalcomp =
pcupdate =
repupdate =

Leroy Houston, born 10 November 1986 in Levin, growing up in Shannon, New Zealand is an Australian Rugby Union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14 competition. 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 where he played for Australia A before playing a Super 14 game. However in 2007 the pressure of professional rugby proved to much for Houston and missed many team functions and training sessions leading to eventual release from the Waratahs. Houston took time off to think and eventually decided to sign with the Queensland Reds for the 2008 season, receiving the Rookie of the Year Award. Houston made his debut for Queensland in a pre-season trial against his old club the Waratahs. Since the injury to Hugh McMeniman in round 2 of the season Houston has been in the Reds starting season and scored his first try for the Reds against the Stormers.

External links

* [http://www.redsrugby.com.au/reds/reds.rugby/page/64893/section/40810 Queensland Reds Profile]
* [http://aru.rugby.com.au/news/houston_quits_tahs,50093.html Houston Quits Waratahs]
* [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/454218/1092173 Queensland Reds Sign Houston]