Leroy Houston
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| 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 | Asquith Boys High School | ||||||||
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Leroy Houston, (born 10 November 1986 in Levin) grew up in Shannon, New Zealand. Houston who plays for Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership. He played for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby and previously played in France, in the Pro D2 for US Colomiers, after playing for Union Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14.
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.
In February 2013, it was announced that Houston would join English Premiership side Bath Rugby from US Colomiers for the 2013/14 season.[2]
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