Perry Harris
New Zealand rugby union player (1946–2021)
Rugby player
Birth name | Perry Colin Harris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1946-01-11)11 January 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Feilding, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 8 August 2021(2021-08-08) (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Papamoa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Feilding Agricultural High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Nathan Harris (first cousin twice removed) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Perry Colin Harris (11 January 1946 – 8 August 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Harris represented Manawatu at a provincial level, and was called into the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, as a replacement on their 1976 tour of South Africa. He played four matches for the All Blacks including one international.[1]
Harris died in Papamoa on 8 August 2021, aged 75.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Akers, Clive. "Perry Harris". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Heagney, George (10 August 2021). "Manawatū rugby legend and former All Black prop Perry Harris dies". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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