Owen Harrison
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| Born | 10 April 1999 England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 1 lb (102 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Owen Harrison (born 10 April 1999)[3] is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for Dewsbury Rams in the RFL Championship.
Career[edit]
Harrison signed for Hull Kingston Rovers in 2019, but made his professional debut on loan to Betfred Championship team Dewsbury Rams. After the loan period at Dewsbury, Harrison's debut for Hull KR was in a Challenge Cup match against Leigh Centurions.[4]
After making 14 appearances for Rovers during 2019 and 2020, Harrison was not selected by Rovers during the start of the 2021 season and in June 2021 he joined Newcastle Thunder in the Championship on loan until the end of the season.[5]
At the end of the 2021 season Harrison was released by Hull KR and signed for Dewsbury,[6] but in December 2021 he announced his immediate retirement from the game to follow a career with a property business.[7]
Background[edit]
Harrison is the son of former Hull Kingston Rovers player Chris Harrison and Kerry Harrison, and is the nephew of another Hull KR player, Des Harrison.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Owen Harrison". www.superleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Owen Harrison - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ a b Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel, eds. (2021). Rugby League Yearbook 2021-2022. pp. 237–245. ISBN 978 190134740 1.
- ^ Jackson, William (4 June 2021). "Owen Harrison aiming to prove himself after leaving Hull KR on loan". HullLive. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Newcastle bring in Super League duo on loan". Love Rugby League. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Dewsbury snap up Hull KR forward Owen Harrison". Love Rugby League. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive: Ex-Super League forward makes shock retirement decision aged just 22". Rugby League News. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ O'Brien, James (30 December 2019). "Owen Harrison aims to emerge from family shadows in 2020". HullLive. Retrieved 26 December 2021.