Viv Harrison
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Full name | Vivian Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Neath district, Wales | 13 November 1921||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | August 1989 Redbridge, London, England | (aged 67)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Centre, Wing, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vivian "Viv" Harrison (rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Chingford RFC, and London Welsh RFC, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 11 or 14, or, 12 or 13, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, as a fullback, centre, wing, or stand-off, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6.[1][2]
13 November 1921 – August 1989 (aged 67)) was a WelshBackground
[edit]Viv Harrison's birth was registered in Neath district, Wales, he was a teacher, and he died aged 67–68 in Redbridge, London.
International honours
[edit]Harrison won 3 caps for Wales in 1951 while at St. Helens.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1921 births
- 1989 deaths
- Footballers who switched code
- London Welsh RFC players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from Neath Port Talbot
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union players from Neath Port Talbot
- Rugby union wings
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Welsh schoolteachers