Lee Harrison (rugby union)

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Lee Harrison
Birth nameLee Harrison
Date of birth (1977-12-10) 10 December 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth Gravesend, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight19 st 3 lb (122 kg) [1]
University Exeter University
Occupation(s)Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Vigo RFC
Newport [2]
()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997-99
2000-06
2006-09
Exeter Chiefs
Glasgow Warriors
Newport Gwent Dragons

100

(15)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Scotland U21

Lee Harrison (born 10 December 1977, Gravesend) is an English-born Scottish former rugby union player. A prop forward, Harrison has represented Scotland at Under-21 level and for the Scottish Students.

He started his rugby career as a Number 8 at Vigo Rugby Club as a youngster and represented Kent and London & South east.

He has played club rugby for Exeter Chiefs whilst studying at Exeter University then the Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons.

He played in 100 competitive games for Glasgow in a spell spanning 6 years from 2000 to 2006.

After moving to Newport in June 2006 he played in over 50 games in three seasons before a serious neck injury, cut his career short in June 2009. He was released by the Dragons following neck surgery at the end of his contract. [3]

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References

  1. "Lee Harrison". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. "Lee Harrison".
  3. "Glasgow Warriors – Lee Harrison hangs up his boots".