Harrison Hansen
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Personal information
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| Full name | Harrison Luther Mata'afa Hansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26 October 1985 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| As of 01/05/2016 Source: RLP |
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Harrison Hansen (born 26 October 1985) is a professional rugby league footballer for Leigh Centurions of the Kingstone Press Championship. A Samoa and New Zealand international representative forward. Up until signing for Salford in 2013, he had played his entire professional career to date with Wigan Warriors. During his time with Wigan, he won two Super League Grand Finals and two Challenge Cups.
Kiwi forward Harrison is the son of ex Salford and Swinton professional Shane Hansen and is a product of the Folly Lane ARLFC who play at the Blue Ribbon Field, Swinton. Hansen attended the same Swinton school, Moorside High School, as Manchester United's Ryan Giggs. He is of Samoan, Chinese and Scottish descent.
He impressed in Wigan's Academy setup and was signed on a new two-year deal in July 2003. Head coach of the time Stuart Raper said: "Harrison has impressed me this season in the Under 21s and he is another quality young player to come through the ranks joining the likes of Luke Robinson, Gareth Hock and Kevin Brown."
Rugby Executive Dean Bell commented, "Harrison possess all the right qualities to become a regular first grade player, he has come through our scholarship system and has been outstanding in our Under 21 side this season. His signing reinforces the Wigan club's ongoing commitment in developing and promoting our young players."
Harrison continued his development by being promoted to the first team setup for Super League IX. He made his first team debut in Terry O'Connor's Testimonial match against London Broncos. He went on to make six substitute appearances in the season.
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