Neil Harmon

Neil Anthony Harmon (born 9 January 1969) is an English 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[3] 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]

Neil Harmon
Personal information
Full nameNeil Anthony Harmon[1]
Born (1969-01-09) 9 January 1969
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–93 Warrington 147 14 0 0 56
1993–96 Leeds Rhinos 103 11 0 0 44
1997–98 Huddersfield Giants
1998–00 Bradford Bulls
2001 Salford City Reds
2003 Halifax
Total 250 25 0 0 100
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–01 Ireland 6
Source: [2]

Playing career

International honours

Neil Harmon was a British Lion on the 1996 Great Britain & Ireland Rugby League Tour to Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand.[4] 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

Neil Harmon played right-prop, i.e. number 10, 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

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 County Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 11 October 1987.[7]

Regal Trophy Final appearances

Neil Harmon played left-prop, i.e. number 8, (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 Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991.

References
  1. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1996 Great Britain Lions tour
  4. 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.