Rata Harrison
Rata Wiremu Harrison (3 January 1935 – 30 April 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.
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| Full name | Rata Wiremu Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 1935 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 April 2013 (aged 78) New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was the brother of fellow New Zealand international Billy Harrison.
Playing career
Harrison played for Auckland.[2] He played in two test matches for New Zealand in 1961, against France.[1][3]
On 13 August 1962, Harrison was part of the Auckland side who defeated Great Britain 46-13 at Carlaw Park. This was the first televised rugby league match in New Zealand as one hour of edited highlights were shown on AKTV2 that night and other regional channels showed the highlights the following week.[4]
Harrison died on 30 April 2013.[5]
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- Kiwis Roll of Honour A - Z Archived 2013-02-22 at Archive.today nzrl.co.nz
- Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
- Rata Harrison nzherald.co.nz, 2 May 2013
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