Thomas Harris (rugby)
Thomas "Tommy" H. Harris (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Cornwall, and at club level for Redruth R.F.C., as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for England, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
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Full name | Thomas H. Harris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
International honours
Tommy Harris won a cap for England (RL) while at Rochdale Hornets in 1924 against Other Nationalities.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Tommy Harris played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Rochdale Hornets' 10–9 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1922 Challenge Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 6 May 1922, in front of a crowd of 32,596.[5]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Tommy Harris transferred from Redruth R.F.C. to Rochdale Hornets on 30 November 1920, his signing bonus (signing-on/sign-on fee) is unknown.
Note
Tommy Harris' first initial is stated as J. on englandrl.co.uk, and rugbyleagueproject.org.
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- "Cornish Glory: The History of Redruth Rugby (archived)". redruthrugby.com (defunct). 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Robert (Bob) D. Fletcher (1971). 1871-1971 - A Centenary History of the Rochdale Hornets Football Club Co. Ltd. Page 69 Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Rochdale Times Ltd. 23 Baillie Street, Rochdale. ISBN n/a
- "Hornets' One And Only Challenge Cup Final Win (archived)". hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.