Patrick Harrison
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| Born | 20 June 2002 West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Peebles High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick "Paddy" Harrison (born 20 June 2002) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays as a hooker for Edinburgh Rugby and the Scotland national team.
Early life
[edit]Harrison was born on 20 June 2002[1] in the village of West Linton in Peeblesshire, Scotland, 16 miles (26 km) to the southwest of Edinburgh.[2] He was raised on a farm in the village and is the youngest of four brothers.[3]
Harrison attended Peebles High School[4] and played for the town's rugby team.[5][6]
Rugby union career
[edit]Professional career
[edit]Harrison signed for the academy of his boyhood club, Edinburgh Rugby, in June 2020.[7] He made his Pro14 debut in the rearranged Round 7 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against the Dragons, coming on as a replacement.[8] Aged just 18 on his debut, he is currently the club's fourth-youngest debutant of all time.[9]
He joined London Irish on a short-term loan on the 20 September 2022.[10]
International career
[edit]In June 2024, Harrison was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time, in preparation for a tour of the Americas.[11]
He made his Scotland debut as a substitute in a win against Chile, in Santiago on 20 July 2024.[12][13] In his second appearance a week later, he again came off the bench and scored his first international try in a 19-31 victory against Uruguay in Montevideo.[14]
In November 2024, Harrison was handed his first Scotland start in a 59-21 win against Portugal at Murrayfield.[15]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Patrick Harrison". ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ↑ Bathgate, Stuart (12 January 2023). "Patrick Harrison delighted to earn pro deal with Edinburgh". The Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "Paddy Harrison: From dairy farm to debut". Edinburgh Rugby. Edinburgh, Scotland. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ Bathgate, Stuart (12 January 2023). "Patrick Harrison delighted to earn pro deal with Edinburgh". The Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "Patrick Harrison". Scottish Rugby. Edinburgh, Scotland. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "Paddy Harrison: From dairy farm to debut". Edinburgh Rugby. Edinburgh, Scotland. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "FOSROC Scottish Rugby Academy to align with Scotland's professional teams". Scotland Rugby. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Pro14: Dragons 24-17 Edinburgh". BBC Sport. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ↑ "Paddy Harrison: From dairy farm to debut". Edinburgh Rugby. Edinburgh, Scotland. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ "Jack and Harrison join London Irish on short-term loan". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ "Ten uncapped players in Scotland's tour squad". BBC Sport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Scotland score eight tries to beat battling Chile". BBC Sport. London, England: BBC. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ "Paddy Harrison: From dairy farm to debut". Edinburgh Rugby. Edinburgh, Scotland. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ Lindsay, Clive (27 July 2024). "Van der Merwe record as Scotland survive Uruguay scare". BBC Sport Scotland. Glasgow, Scotland: BBC. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ Thomson, Mike (14 November 2024). "Patrick Harrison handed first Scotland start against Portugal". Peeblesshire News. Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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