Leroy Houston
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Leroy Houston, grew up in Shannon, New Zealand
. Houston is an Australian Rugby Union
who played for the Queensland Reds
in the Super Rugby competition. He now plays in France, in the Top14 with Union Bordeaux-Bègles.
. 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.
Houston took time off from rugby in 2007 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
.
Shannon, New Zealand
Shannon is a small town in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand's North Island. it is located 28 kilometres southwest of Palmerston North and 15 kilometres northeast of Levin. The town's population at the 2006 census was 1506....
. Houston is an Australian Rugby Union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
who played for the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
in the Super Rugby competition. He now plays in France, in the Top14 with Union Bordeaux-Bègles.
Career
Born in New Zealand, Houston's family moved to Australia in 2000. Houston was educated at Asquith Boys High School in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Houston originally played for the New South Wales Waratahs
New South Wales Waratahs
The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...
from 2005 where he was picked to tour with the Wallabies
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
where he 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
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
for the 2008
2008 Super 14 season
The 2008 Super 14 season started in February 2008 with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished on 31 May, when the Crusaders won their seventh Super Rugby title with a 20–12 victory over the Waratahs in front of the Crusaders' home fans. The 2008 season was the third of the expansion,...
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
Hugh McMeniman
Hugh McMeniman is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Kubota in Japan and has played for Australia. His favoured position is blindside flanker but he can also play lock.-Career:...
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
Stormers
The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
.