Chris Heighington

Chris Heighington

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Heighington
Born	(1982-01-14) 14 January 1982 (age 35) Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003–12 Wests Tigers 201 39 0 0 156 2013– Cronulla Sharks 104 2 0 0 8 Total 305 41 0 0 164 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2008–09 Prime Minister's XIII 2 0 0 0 0 2008–11 Country Origin 2 0 0 0 0 2011– England 4 2 0 0 8 2013 NRL All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 19 July 2016 Source:

Chris Heighington (born 14 January 1982 in Camden, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League (NRL). An England international representative forward, he has also been selected to represent Country New South Wales and the NRL All Stars. He previously played with the Wests Tigers, winning the 2005 NRL Premiership with them.

A Umina Bunnies junior, Heighington made his debut for Wests Tigers in 2003. He later said, "To be honest, I couldn't believe I was making my debut. It was a great experience. It came so quickly. I only started the pre-season at the end of 2002." He made seven appearances from the bench that year, and was a backup again in 2004. By 2005 he had cemented his place in the team and played from the interchange bench in the Tigers' 30–16 victory in the 2005 NRL grand final over the North Queensland Cowboys. As NRL Premiers Wests faced Super League champions Bradford Bulls in the 2006 World Club Challenge. Heighington played at second-row forward in the Tigers' 30–10 loss.

Heighington won the award for Wests Tigers' Player of the Year for 2008. He was selected to play in the 2008 Country Origin side as well as the Prime Minister's XIII team which visited Papua New Guinea. He was called into the 2009 Prime Minister's XIII for the injured Luke Lewis.