Personal information
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Full name | Bronson Lee Harrison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Auckland, New Zealand |
10 October 1985 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Second-row, Lock, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 23 September 2015
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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.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Harrison played his junior football for Five Dock and the Leichhardt Wanderers before being signed by the Wests Tigers.
Harrison made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers in Round 4 of the 2004 NRL season against the North Queensland Cowboys. 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.
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.
He joined the Raiders in 2009. 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.