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 to play rugby league for the Asquith Magpies in the Jim Beam Cup and eventually decided to sign with the
Queensland Reds for the
2008 Super 14 season, 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. Houston Left Bath to re-join Queensland Reds in the Summer of 2016 with hopes of furthering his international career. Following the end of the Reds season Houston resigned for Bath on a short-term deal. Houston scored the final try in his first match back for Bath, a 37–22 victory over
Worcester Warriors.
International In 2016, Houston was named in the
Wallabies preliminary 39-man squad for the 2016 series against England after it was announced that he would be returning to the
Queensland Reds, but he had to wait another four months until October that year to make his test debut, coming off the bench to replace
Lopeti Timani against in London for the final match of the
2016 Rugby Championship. ==References==