Ben Harris (rugby union)

Ben Harris
Full name Ben Harris
Date of birth (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989
Place of birth Huddersfield, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb)
School All Saints Catholic High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Huddersfield RUFC
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010–2012
2012–2015
2015–
Rotherham Titans
Yorkshire Carnegie
Newcastle Falcons

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National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
England Counties

Ben Harris (born 24 April 1989) is an English rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership.

Harris was initially part of the Rotherham Titans set-up but he joined Yorkshire Carnegie on loan in 2012-13 season where he quickly established himself in the first team and made 22 appearances in total throughout the campaign and earned a permanent contract. He was one of the stars of the season, earning a number of Man of the Match accolades and carved a reputation as one of the brightest young talents in the RFU Championship. He was in consistent form once again in 2013-14 season but injury brought his season to an early end after 19 games. He made another 24 appearances in the 2014-15 season.

On 11 March 2015, Harris made his to move to Aviva Premiership side Newcastle Falcons on a two-year deal from the 2015-16 season.[1]

References

  1. "Newcastle Falcons to sign Yorkshire Carnegie prop Ben Harris". BBC Sport. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

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