Bruce Houston

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Bruce Houston
Date of birth (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight92 kg (14.5 st; 203 lb)
School Ballymena Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2019 Ballymena ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2021 Ulster 1 (0)
2021–2022 Heriot's Rugby Club 11 (48)
2022–2023 Edinburgh Rugby 0 (0)
2023 → Edinburgh 'A' 3 (27)
2023–25 Cornish Pirates 46 (277)
2025- Union Sportive Bressane 0 (0)
Correct as of 12 July 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2025– Zimbabwe 1 (0)
Correct as of 19 July 2025

Bruce Houston (born 26 August 1999) is an Irish-born Zimbabwean international rugby union player who plays for Union Sportive Bressane in the French Championnat Fédéral Nationale.

Educated at Ballymena Academy, he played for Ireland at under-18 and under-19 level, including captaining the side at both levels. [1] he joined the Ulster Rugby academy in 2018. [2] He made one senior appearance for Ulster in January 2019, coming off the bench against Leinster in the 2018–19 Pro14. [3] and played a number of times for Ulster 'A', including in the Celtic Cup, while also playing club rugby for Ballymena RFC. [1] He joined Super 6 side Heriot's Rugby Club ahead of the 2021–22 season. [4] He is Scottish-qualified, and signed for Edinburgh on a partnership deal in August 2022, [5] but was released at the end of the 2022–23 season. [6] He signed for the Cornish Pirates ahead of the 2023–24 season, [7] making 46 appearances and scoring 277 points in his two seasons at the club. He joined Union Sportive Bressane at the end of the 2024-25 season. [8]

On 11 July 2025, Houston was called up to Zimbabwe's squad for the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup in Uganda. Houston qualifies to play for Zimbabwe through his Zimbabwean-born mother. [9] He was selected in Zimbabwe's replacements for both their semi-final against Kenya and final against Namibia, making his debut after coming off the bench in the second half of the latter match. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Bruce Houston: Personal Overview, The Rugby Agents, undated, retrieved 12 April 2023
  2. ↑ "Six New Entrants Confirmed For Ulster Academy", IrisgRugby.ie, 25 July 2018
  3. ↑ "Leinster 40 Ulster 7". Ulster Rugby. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Kelly confirms Heriot's Rugby squad ahead of the new FSROC Super6 season", Scottish Rugby, 22 July 2021, via Internet Archive
  5. ↑ David Barnes, "Heriot's playmaker Bruce Houston signs partnership contract with Edinburgh", The Offside Line, 27 August 2022
  6. ↑ "Edinburgh Rugby announce 17 players are to leave the club", The Scotsman, 7 April 2023
  7. ↑ "Cornish Pirates bring in fly-half Houston". BBC Sport. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "France-bound Houston thankful to Cornish Pirates", BBC Sport, 7 May 2025
  9. ↑ Muhumuza, Joseph (12 July 2025). "McNab, Houston to blitz Zimbabwe Sables through tough Kenya Simbas". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Kelly, Glenn (1 August 2025). "'It has been a crazy, surreal last few weeks' - Randalstown native Bruce on living out Rugby World Cup dream with Zimbabwe". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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