Iestyn Harris

Iestyn Harris

Personal information
Full name	Iestyn Rhys Harris
Born	(1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 40) Oldham, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	14 st 6 lb (92 kg)
Rugby league
Position	Stand-off, Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1993–97 Warrington Wolves 92 37 182 4 516 1997–01 Leeds Rhinos 139 65 594 7 1455 2004–08 Bradford Bulls 121 36 92 2 330 2009 Featherstone Rovers 24 8 34 1 101 Total 376 146 902 14 2402 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1995–07 Wales 18 12 48 1 145 1996–05 Great Britain 13 2 10 0 127
Rugby union
Position	Outside-half, Inside centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–03 Cardiff RFC 59 437 2003–04 Cardiff Blues 10 0 33 0 82 Total 69 0 33 0 519 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–04 Wales 25 1 41 0 108
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2011 Crusaders RL 28 6 0 22 21 2014–15 Salford Red Devils 21 8 1 12 38 Total 49 14 1 34 29 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 2009–13 Wales 17 7 0 10 41
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Iestyn Rhys 'The Welsh Wizard' Harris (born 25 June 1976) is the Wales national rugby league team's coach. A former dual rugby code international player, he is also currently the head coach at Salford. Harris is a former Man of Steel winner and has also represented Wales on numerous occasions at both codes of rugby. He was named coach of the Wales national rugby league team toward the end of the 2009 season after finishing his playing career at Featherstone Rovers to move onto Crusaders as assistant.

Harris was born in Oldham. His Abercarn-born grandfather Norman Harris played for Ebbw Vale, Pontypool and Newbridge before heading north to win eight Welsh caps under league rules.

Iestyn regularly provides expert TV and radio analysis including BBC's Super League Show and contributes to BBC Radio Five Live's rugby league coverage.

Iestyn released his autobiography Iestyn Harris: There and Back My Journey From League To Union And Back Again in 2005. https://www.amazon.com/Iestyn-Harris-There-Back/dp/1845961013/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1472528809&sr=8-2&keywords=iestyn+harris

Harris lives in Todmorden, Yorkshire. He has a sister, Rhian (whose children are Dewi, Emrys and Huan), and is married to Becky Harris with whom he has a daughter, Catrin. He also has a younger son.

He set up RLPredictor.com, a rugby league prediction website, but it failed to take off and is now non-operational.

Harris' professional career began with league club Warrington at age 17 in 1993 before a record-breaking £350,000 transfer to Leeds in 1997.