Chris Houston (rugby league)

Chris Houston

Houston playing for the Knights in 2009.
Personal information
Nickname	Howzo
Born	(1985-02-15) 15 February 1985 (age 32) Narooma, New South Wales, Australia
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 0 0 0 0 2008–15 Newcastle Knights 160 27 0 0 108 2016– Widnes Vikings 21 2 0 0 8 Total 197 29 0 0 116 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
As of 1 December 2015 Source: Rugby League Project

Chris Houston (born 15 February 1985) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. He plays at second-row, lock and prop and previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Born in Narooma, New South Wales, Houston played his junior football for the Narooma Devils before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Houston played for the Dragons' Premier League reserve-grade team in 2006.

In Round 3 of the 2007 NRL season, Houston made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the North Queensland Cowboys.

In 2007, Houston signed a contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2008.

In Round 13 of the 2008 NRL season, Houston made his first appearance as a captain due to Knights regular captain Kurt Gidley and vice-captain Steve Simpson being unavailable for the match.

In March 2010, Houston was served with a notice to attend court on charges of supplying ecstasy and cocaine. He voluntarily terminated his contract with the Knights.

On 17 December 2010, Houston was cleared of all charges