Teimana Harrison

Teimana Harrison
Birth name Teimana Harrison
Date of birth (1992-09-05) 5 September 1992
Place of birth Opotiki, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 - Northampton Saints 100 65
Correct as of 3 April 2018
Current local club Northampton Saints
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 England 5 (5)
Correct as of 3 April 2018

Teimana Harrison (born 5 September 1992) is a rugby union player, born in New Zealand of Maori and Pakeha background who currently plays for Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints. He plays as a back row forward.

He was recommended to the club by the England captain Dylan Hartley in 2011[2]

In a season in which is considered to be his "break through year", Harrison earned both a call up to the England squad and a regular place in Saints' first team in the 2015/16 campaign..

Most recently Harrison featured heavily in Saints' fight to secure a European Rugby Champions Cup place for the 2017/18 season as they defeated both Connacht Rugby and Stade Francais to grab the last place.[3]

International career

Harrison received his first call up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones on 8 May 2016 for a three-day training squad,[4] and made his full England debut in a match against Wales on 29 May 2016.[5]

Most recently, Harrison has been named in the 32-man England squad for the 2016 Autumn Internationals alongside fellow Northampton Saints Dylan Hartley, Courtney Lawes and Tom Wood.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Teimana Harrison Northampton Saints official website. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Meet Teimana Harrison - the Kiwi flanker with English blood". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. ↑ https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/may-2017/saints-23-stade-francais-22-friday-night-may-lights-strike-again/
  4. ↑ "Danny Cipriani and eight uncapped players named in England training squad". BBC Sport. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "England 27-13 Wales: Hosts score five tries but Ford misfires". BBC Sport. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-name-squad-for-old-mutual-wealth-series/
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