Perry Harris

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Perry Harris
Birth namePerry Colin Harris
Date of birth(1946-01-11)11 January 1946
Place of birthFeilding, New Zealand
Date of death8 August 2021(2021-08-08) (aged 75)
Place of deathPapamoa, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb)
SchoolFeilding Agricultural High School
Notable relative(s)Nathan Harris (first cousin twice removed)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
All Black No. 751
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970–78 Manawatu 106 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1976 New Zealand 1 (0)

Perry Colin Harris (11 January 1946 – 8 August 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Harris represented Manawatu at a provincial level, and was called into the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, as a replacement on their 1976 tour of South Africa. He played four matches for the All Blacks including one international.[1]

Harris died in Papamoa on 8 August 2021, aged 75.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Akers, Clive. "Perry Harris". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ^ Heagney, George (10 August 2021). "Manawatū rugby legend and former All Black prop Perry Harris dies". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 10 August 2021.


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