John Houston (rugby union)

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John Houston
Birth nameJohn Houston
Date of birth (1983-03-10) 10 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight15 st 7 lb (98.4 kg)
School Hawick High School
University Heriot-Watt University
Occupation(s)Professional rugby union player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre or Wing
Current team Edinburgh Rugby
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)


-2007
Hawick Wanderers
Hawick RFC
Heriot's
()
Correct as of 22 June 2008
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–present Edinburgh 85 (25)
Correct as of 3 June 2013
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–present Scotland A 7
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
- Scotland Edinburgh Sevens
2010 Commonwealth Games

John Houston (born 10 March 1983) is a Scottish professional rugby Centre or Wing, currently with Edinburgh Rugby. [1] Houston also plays for Scotland's national rugby sevens team.

Houston won the club's Newcomer of the Year award after his rookie season and went on to help the Scotland A side clinch the IRB Nations Cup in June 2009.

Recording 16 starts in his first campaign as a professional, Houston scored on his home debut against Ulster in September 2008 before repeating the feat on his Heineken Cup debut against Toulouse in November – the effort which won him Edinburgh's Try of the Season award.

He had previously been part of the Hawick side that won the Scottish Premiership Division One, the Scottish Cup and Border League honours in 2001–02.

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References

  1. "John Houston". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2008.