Daniel John Edward Harris (27 May 1937[1]) born in Penygraig, is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Pontypridd RFC and Cardiff RFC, playing at lock, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leigh.[2]
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| Full name | Daniel John Edward Harris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 1937 Penygraig, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International honours
editDanny Harris won caps for Wales (RU) while at Pontypridd RFC in 1959 against Ireland, and France, while at Cardiff RFC in 1960 against Scotland, Ireland, France, and South Africa, and in 1961 against England, and Scotland.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
- ^ "Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.