Career
He played representative level rugby union for Wellington, and representative level rugby league for New Zealand (#35), and Wellington, and at club level for Petone, as a fullback, or stand-off, id est (that is) number 1, or 6. House originally played rugby union, representing Wellington. In 1908 House switched to rugby league, playing for Wellington in the first provincial matches, against Auckland.
In 1912 House was part of the Petone side in the inaugural Wellington Rugby League competition.
Petone were the first winners of the Siegal Cup. House played centre, id est (that is) number 4 in Wellington"s 33–18 victory over Auckland during the 1913 New Zealand rugby league season Inter-district competition on Saturday 27 September 1913, this would be Wellington"s last victory against Auckland until 1988.He again played for New Zealand, against New South Wales, that year.
House later became a rugby league referee. In 1919 he became the first, of only four Kiwis test players, to referee a test match when the Kiwis played Australia at the Basin Reserve.
House died in 1966 and was buried at Karori Cemetery in Wellington.
House was named as the fullback in the Petone Panthers" Team of the Century in 2012.
