Chris Houston (rugby league)

Chris Houston

Houston while playing for Newcastle in 2009.
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Lee Houston
Nickname	Howzo
Born	15 February 1985 (1985-02-15) (age 26) Narooma, New South Wales, Australia
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock, Prop, Five-eighth, Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2007	St. George Illawarra	16	0	0	0	0
2008–	Newcastle Knights	72	16	0	0	64
	Total	88	16	0	0	64
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2011	Country Origin	1	0	0	0	0
As of 3 May 2011
Source: RLP

Chris Houston (born 15 February 1985 in Narooma, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights of the NRL. His usual positions are at lock and in both the second-row and front-row. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Houston was named as Newcastle Knights captain in two games of 2008 and 2009 due to Kurt Gidley and Steve Simpson being unavailable. He was 18th man for the third game of the 2009 State of Origin series for NSW.

In March 2010, Houston was served with notice to attend court on charges of supplying ecstasy and cocaine.^[1] He was stood down indefinitely.

On 17 December 2010, Houston was cleared of all charges.^[2] He then signed back with the Newcastle Knights officially on 23 December 2010.^[3]

References

1. ^ Proudman, Dan (1 March 2010). "Knights' Chris Houston to face drug supply charges". smh.com.au. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/knights-chris-houston-to-face-drug-supply-charges-20100301-pd3y.html. Retrieved 1 March 2010. 
2. ^ http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/chris-houston-cleared-of-drug-charges/2029029.aspx
3. ^ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/?s=article-display&id=32689

External links

• 2011 Newcastle Knights profile
• NRL profile

Persondata
Name	Houston, Chris
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	15 February 1985
Place of birth	Narooma, New South Wales
Date of death
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