Neil Harmon

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Neil Harmon
Personal information
Full nameNeil Anthony Harmon[1]
Born (1969-01-09) 9 January 1969 (age 55)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–93 Warrington 120+27 14 0 0 56
1993–96 Leeds Rhinos 79+24 11 0 0 44
1997–98 Huddersfield 38+1 5 0 0 20
1998–00 Bradford Bulls 10+1 1 0 0 4
2001 Salford City Reds 6+5 0 0 0 0
2003 Halifax 13+3 0 0 0 0
Total 327 31 0 0 124
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–01 Ireland 5+1 0 0 0 0
1996 GB tour games 2+2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Neil Anthony Harmon (born 9 January 1969) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain & Ireland as a British Lion on the 1996 Tour to Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand[4][circular reference] Ireland, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 863), Leeds Rhinos, Huddersfield Giants, Bradford Bulls, Salford City Reds and Halifax, as prop, or second-row.[2]

Playing career[edit]

International honours[edit]

Neil Harmon was a British Lion on the 1996 Great Britain & Ireland Rugby League Tour to Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand.[4][circular reference] He also won five caps (plus one as a substitute) for Ireland in 1997–2001 while at Huddersfield Giants, Bradford Bulls, and Salford City Reds.[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]

Neil Harmon played right-prop in Warrington's 14-36 defeat by Wigan in the 1990 Challenge Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1990, in front of a crowd of 77,729.[6]

County Cup Final appearances[edit]

Neil Harmon played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing Hooker Carl Webb) in Warrington's 16-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1987 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 11 October 1987.[7]

Regal Trophy Final appearances[edit]

Neil Harmon played left-prop (replaced by interchange/substitute Rowland Phillips on 79-minutes) in Warrington's 12-2 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
  4. ^ a b 1996 Great Britain Lions tour
  5. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  6. ^ "1989-1990 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  7. ^ "1987–1988 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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