 Harrison with Edinburgh Rugby in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 2002 West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Peebles High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick "Paddy" Harrison (born 20 June 2002) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays as a hooker for Edinburgh Rugby and the Scotland national team.
Harrison was born on 20 June 2002 [1] in the village of West Linton in Peeblesshire, Scotland, 16 miles (26 km) to the southwest of Edinburgh. [2] He was raised on a farm in the village and is the youngest of four brothers. [3]
Harrison attended Peebles High School [4] and played for the town's rugby team. [5] [6]
Harrison signed for the academy of his boyhood club, Edinburgh Rugby, in June 2020. [7] He made his Pro14 debut in the rearranged Round 7 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against the Dragons, coming on as a replacement. [8] Aged just 18 on his debut, he is currently the club's fourth-youngest debutant of all time. [9]
He joined London Irish on a short-term loan on the 20 September 2022. [10]
In June 2024, Harrison was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time, in preparation for a tour of the Americas. [11]
He made his Scotland debut as a substitute in a win against Chile, in Santiago on 20 July 2024. [12] [13] In his second appearance a week later, he again came off the bench and scored his first international try in a 19-31 victory against Uruguay in Montevideo. [14]
In November 2024, Harrison was handed his first Scotland start in a 59-21 win against Portugal at Murrayfield. [15]
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