Thomas William Walter Harris (1906 – 1958) was an English international rugby union player.
| Full name | Thomas William Walter Harris | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 September 1958 (aged 51) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Born and raised in Northampton, Harris was a burly forward with Northampton RFC, which he played 426 games for after debuting at 17. He earned East Midlands representative honours during his second season of first-class rugby.[1]
Harris won his first England cap as a hooker against Scotland in a 1929 Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield.[2]
In the 1931–32, Harris featured in the combined Leicestershire and East Midlands side which played against the Springboks and achieved the distinction of being the only team to defeat the touring South Africans.[3]
Harris gained a second cap for England against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1932.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A Few Short Ones". The Gloucestershire Echo. 2 March 1929.
- ^ "Travis Perkins Dream Team: Vote for your all-time Saints No.8 and WIN a 'We March On' bobble hat!". Northampton Saints. 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 12 September 1958.
- ^ "Sports News In Brief". Daily Mirror. 9 February 1932.
External links
edit- Tom Harris at ESPNscrum