Mark Harris (rugby league)

Mark Harris

Personal information
Born	(1947-08-22) 22 August 1947 (age 69) Australia
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1970–79 Eastern Suburbs 190 88 17 0 298 1980–81 North Sydney 33 5 3 0 21 Total 223 93 20 0 319 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1970–78 New South Wales 11 9 0 0 27 1970–77 Australia 11 6 0 0 18 1972–77 City NSW 4 6 0 0 18
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Mark Harris was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for the Eastern Suburbs (1970–79) and North Sydney (1980–81) clubs. He also represented the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League. A destructive hard running centre, Harris made 190 appearances for the Roosters and a further 33 for the Bears.

A Brisbane junior, Harris was playing in Papua New Guinea for the Koni Tigers club when recruited into the NSWRFL Premiership by Sydney's Eastern Suburbs club. Harris also won the prestigious media award 'Rookie Of The Year' in his first season. He was selected to represented Australia in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup. In 1972 he won another prestigious award taking out the Sun-Herald player of the year award. He was also selected to represent Australia in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup. Harris played in just the one test match for Australia, that was against New Zealand in 1972.

Harris turned down a place on the 1973 Kangaroo tour to trial with an American football team, the Philadelphia Eagles. After failing to get a contract, Harris played Canadian football for the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League. Harris played 7 matches as a long range kickoff specialist during the 1973 CFL season.