Thomas Harris (rugby)
England international rugby league footballer
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Thomas Henry Harris (1896 – 1962) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union for Cornwall, and at club level for Redruth R.F.C., as a forward, and representative level rugby league for England, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a prop.[2]
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| Full name | Thomas Henry Harris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 66)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Club career
Harris transferred from Redruth R.F.C. to rugby league club Rochdale Hornets on 30 November 1920, for a signing-on fee of £300.[4]
Harris played at prop in Rochdale Hornets' 10–9 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1922 Challenge Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 6 May 1922, in front of a crowd of 32,596.[5]
Representative honours
Harris won a cap for England in rugby league while at Rochdale Hornets in 1924 against Other Nationalities.
Harris represented Cornwall in rugby union while at Redruth RFC.[6][7]