Viv Harrison
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| Full name | Vivian Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1921 Neath district, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 1989 (aged 67) Redbridge, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre, Wing, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vivian "Viv" Harrison (13 November 1921 – August 1989 (aged 67)) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Chingford RFC, and London Welsh RFC, as a wing or centre, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, as a fullback, centre, wing, or stand-off.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Viv Harrison's birth was registered in Neath district, Wales, he was a teacher, and he died aged 67–68 in Redbridge, London.
International honours
[edit]Harrison won 3 caps for Wales in 1951 while at St. Helens.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1921 births
- 1989 deaths
- 20th-century Welsh sportsmen
- Eastern Counties RU players
- Footballers who switched code
- London Welsh RFC players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from Neath Port Talbot
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union players from Neath Port Talbot
- Rugby union wings
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Welsh schoolteachers