Bruce Houston

Bruce Houston (born 26 August 1999) is an Irish rugby union player who last played for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.

Bruce Houston
Date of birth (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999
Place of birthBallymena, Northern Ireland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight92 kg (14.5 st; 203 lb)
SchoolBallymena Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2019 Ballymena ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–2021 Ulster 1 (0)
2021–2022 Heriot's Rugby Club 11 (48)
2022–2023 Edinburgh Rugby 0 (0)
2023 → Edinburgh 'A' 3 (27)
2023- Cornish Pirates ()
Correct as of 19 October 2023

Educated at Ballymena Academy, he played for Ireland at under-18 and under-19 level, including captaining the side at both levels.[1] he joined the Ulster Rugby academy in 2018.[2] He made one senior appearance for Ulster in January 2019, coming off the bench against Leinster in the 2018–19 Pro14.[3] and played a number of times for Ulster 'A', including in the Celtic Cup, while also playing club rugby for Ballymena RFC.[1] He joined Super 6 side Heriot's Rugby Club ahead of the 2021-22 season.[4] He is Scottish-qualified, and signed for Edinburgh on a partnership deal in August 2022,[5] but was released at the end of the 2022-23 season.[6] He signed for the Cornish Pirates for the 2023-24 season.[7]

References
  1. Bruce Houston: Personal Ovrview, The Rugby Agents, undated, retrieved 12 April 2023
  2. "Six New Entrants Confirmed For Ulster Academy", IrisgRugby.ie, 25 July 2018
  3. "Leinster 40 Ulster 7". Ulster Rugby. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. "Kelly confirms Heriot’s Rugby squad ahead of the new FSROC Super6 season", Scottish Rugby, 22 July 2021, via Internet Archive
  5. David Barnes, "Heriot’s playmaker Bruce Houston signs partnership contract with Edinburgh", The Offside Line, 27 August 2022
  6. "Edinburgh Rugby announce 17 players are to leave the club", The Scotsman, 7 April 2023
  7. "Cornish Pirates bring in fly-half Houston". BBC Sport. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.


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