Bruce Houston (born 26 August 1999) is an Irish

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player, currently playing for

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

. He plays as a fly-half.

Rugby Union career

Professional career

Houston made his senior competitive debut for

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

in their 40–7 defeat against provincial rivals

Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ir ...

in round 13 of the

2018–19 Pro14 The 2018–19 Pro14 (also known as the '' Guinness Pro14'' for sponsorship reasons) is the eighteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It was the second season to be referred to as the ''Pr ...

on 5 January 2019. Houston replaced

Angus Kernohan Angus Kernohan (born 2 March 1999) is an Irish rugby union player playing for RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders. He plays as a winger, but can also play at centre. Early life Born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, Kernohan attended Bal ...

after 48 minutes. He joined Super 6 side Heriot's Rugby Club ahead of the 2021-22 season. He is Scottish-qualified, and signed for Edinburgh on a partnership deal in August 2022.David Barnes
"Heriot’s playmaker Bruce Houston signs partnership contract with Edinburgh"
The Offside Line, 27 August 2022

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