Rata Harrison

Rata Harrison
Personal information
Full name Rata Wiremu Harrison
Born (1935-01-03)3 January 1935
New Zealand
Died 30 April 2013(2013-04-30) (aged 78)
New Zealand
Playing information
Position Prop
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–1962 Auckland
1961 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Rata Wiremu Harrison (3 January 1935 – 30 April 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country.

He was the brother of fellow New Zealand international Billy Harrison.

Playing career

Harrison played for Auckland.[2] He played in two test matches for New Zealand in 1961, against France.[1][3]

On 13 August 1962, Harrison was part of the Auckland side who defeated Great Britain 46-13 at Carlaw Park. This was the first televised rugby league match in New Zealand as one hour of edited highlights were shown on AKTV2 that night and other regional channels showed the highlights the following week.[4]

Harrison died on 30 April 2013.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Rata Harrison rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  3. Kiwis Roll of Honour A - Z nzrl.co.nz
  4. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  5. Rata Harrison nzherald.co.nz, 2 May 2013
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