Chris Heighington is a former professional rugby league footballer. An English international, Country New South Wales and NRL All Stars representative, his positions were lock, second-row and prop.
Chris was once described by team-mate Benji Marshall as, ‘the heart and soul of Wests Tigers on and off the field.’
He played for the Wests Tigers and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, winning a premiership with each, before finishing his career with the Newcastle Knights.
On 31 July 2018, he announced that the 2018 season would be his last after a 16-season career. Almost 3 years later, on the 28th July 2021, Chris became a Heroes With Ability Ambassador.
If Rugby League is a great game, it’s great because of people like Chris. We warmly welcome Chris Heighington to the Heroes With Ability family.