Perry Harris

Perry Harris
Birth name	Perry Colin Harris
Date of birth	11 January 1946
Place of birth	Feilding, New Zealand
Date of death	8 August 2021 (aged 75)
Place of death	Papamoa, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb)
School	Feilding Agricultural High School
Notable relative(s)	Nathan Harris (first cousin twice removed)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1970–78	Manawatu
International career
Years	Team
1976	New Zealand

Last updated November 06, 2024

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]

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References

1 2 Akers, Clive. "Perry Harris". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
↑ 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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[AB_profile-1] 1 2 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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