Bronson Harrison
 Harrison playing for New Zealand in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bronson Lee Harrison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1985 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bronson Harrison (born 10 October 1985) is a New Zealand retired professional rugby league footballer. He primarily played in the second-row and lock. He played for the Wests Tigers, Canberra Raiders and St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League and represented the New Zealand Kiwis at international level, being a part of the 2008 World Cup winning squad.
Biography
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Harrison played his junior football for Five Dock and the Leichhardt Wanderers before being signed by the Wests Tigers.
Professional playing career
Tigers
Harrison made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers in Round 4 of the 2004 NRL season against the North Queensland Cowboys. Harrison made his international debut for New Zealand in a test against France in 2005. As NRL Premiers, Wests faced Super League champions Bradford Bulls in the 2006 World Club Challenge. Harrison played from the interchange bench in the Tigers' 30-10 loss.
After missing out on the New Zealand Kiwis 24-man squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, Harrison played against the Kiwis for the New Zealand Māori in a warm up match.[1] Following an injury to Brent Webb, Harrison was called in as a replacement in the New Zealand World Cup squad.[2] He was a starting player in New Zealand's squad for the World Cup final victory over Australia.
On 25 September 2008, although contracted to the Wests Tigers for a further season, Harrison was released and signed a 3-year deal with the Canberra Raiders.[3]
Raiders
He joined the Raiders in 2009. Harrison was selected for the ANZAC Test and Four Nations in 2009, again being selected for both in 2010. For the 2010 Anzac Test, Harrison was selected to play for New Zealand at second-row forward in their loss against Australia. He was selected for the ANZAC Test in 2011 but after a disappointing year for the Raiders, missed out on the Four Nations squad that year. After 2 years with the Raiders, Harrison was given the chance to co-captain 5 games in the 2011 season. On 14 November 2012, Harrison signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2013, after being released from the final year of his Raiders contract.[4]
Dragons
The 2013 NRL season was Harrison's first with St George Illawarra Dragons.
In 2014, Harrison became an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador for the Australian Government and is an Apprentice Mentor in the NRL's Trade UP With The NRL Program.[5]
References
- ^ "Kaipara teen gets nod from NZ Maori". Northern Advocate. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Kiwi Webb forced out of World Cup". BBC. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Tigers release Harrison to join Raiders". The Australian. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/st-george-illawarra-dragons-sign-bronson-harrison-on-two-year-deal/story-e6frexnr-1226516589785
- ^ http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/ambassador/bronson-harrison