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Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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Source: Rugby League Project
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Karl Harrison (born 20 February 1964) is an English former rugby league player who played in the 1980s, and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s, and 2010s. He was a player for Bramley, Featherstone Rovers, Hull F.C. and Halifax, and also represented Great Britain at prop forward. Harrison is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee.
Harrison was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. He started his professional career at Bramley, making his début in 1983. He joined Hull F.C. from Featherstone Rovers, and helped them win the Premiership in 1991. He reluctantly joined Halifax a year later in a £100,000 deal. He played for the Point Chevalier Pirates in the Auckland Rugby League competition in the off season. Harrison played Prop, in Hull's 14–4 victory over Widnes in the Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991. He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. Harrison has a wife called Suzanne. In September 1992 Harrison's first son, Samuel was born. Three years later, their second son, James was born. He won the last of his 14 international caps in 1994.