Chris Heighington
Personal information
Full name	Chris Heighington
Nickname	Heighno
Born	14 January 1982 (1982-01-14) (age 27)
	Camden, Sydney, Australia
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2003–	Wests Tigers	128	24	0	0	96
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008	Country Origin	1	0	0	0	0
As of 21 September 2009
Source: League Central, Rugby League Project

Chris Heighington (born 14 January 1982 in Camden, Sydney) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. His position of choice is at lock.

[edit] Playing career

A Umina Bunnies junior, Heighington is a member of the Tigers' 2005 Premiership winning team in their 30–16 win over the North Queensland Cowboys. He won the award for Wests Tigers' Player of the Year for 2008.^[1]

Heighington was selected to play in the 2008 Country Origin side as well as the 2008 Prime Minister's XIII team which visited Papua New Guinea.^[2]

While originally not selected, he was selected for Country in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009, due to injury to another player. Heighington was called into the 2009 Prime Minister's XIII for the injured Luke Lewis to play against Papua New Guinea.^[3]

[edit] Career highlights

• First Grade Debut: Round 1, Wests Tigers v St George Illawarra Dragons at Telstra Stadium, 15 March
• Premierships: 2005 (West Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys)

[edit] Off-field

Heighington posed with teammates Dene Halatau, Beau Ryan and Chris Lawrence for the Gods Of Football charity calendar.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Chris Heighington at NRL.com
• Chris Heighington at Wests Tigers
• Chris Heighington at the Rugby League Project

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