Full name William Houston Years Competition | Place of birth Australia | |
Date of birth (1988-05-25) May 25, 1988 (age 28) 2016–
2015
2015
2014– Super Rugby
World Rugby U20s
ITM Cup
National Rugby Championship | ||
Will Houston (born 25 May 1988) is an Australian professional rugby union referee. He was appointed to the referees panel for Super Rugby in 2016.
Houston took up rugby refereeing as a high school student at Shore in Sydney, and continued refereeing at senior club level while studying law at the University of New South Wales. After graduating in 2011, he was a first grade referee in the Shute Shield competition, including an appointment as an assistant referee for the 2012 grand final. Houston officiated in Super Rugby as an assistant referee in 2012.
In 2013, he went to the Sanix World Youth Tournament in Japan, where he refereed the final between Saint Kentigern and Hartpury College. Houston also officiated at the Darwin Hottest Sevens tournament. He refereed the final of the inaugural World Club Championship 10s in Singapore in 2014, where the Auckland Blues defeated the ACT Brumbies after double extra time to win the title.
For Australia's National Rugby Championship, Houston was appointed to semi-final matches in Melbourne and Canberra in 2014 and 2015 respectively. He refereed the final of the 2015 World Rugby U20s and later that year refereed in New Zealand's ITM Cup. He was in charge of the Shute Shield grand final in 2015 and 2016. Houston joined the Super Rugby referees panel for the 2016 season.