Darran Harris

Darran Harris (born 11 November 1992)[1] is a Welsh rugby union player from Brecon, Powys, Wales.[2] He plays for RFU Championship side, Rotherham Titans as a hooker.

Career

Harris started playing rugby at Brecon RFC as a prop before moving to the youth ranks of Merthyr RFC. During this time, he played for the youth team of the Welsh region of Cardiff Blues. While playing for Cardiff Blues, he was mentored by Dale McIntosh who convinced him to move to Pontypridd RFC in 2011[3] and changed him from a prop to a hooker.[4] In 2013, he was part of the Pontypridd Welsh Premier Division and WRU Challenge Cup double winning team. The next season he left the Cardiff Blues region to move to Llanelli RFC which allowed him to play for Scarlets.[5] He made his Scarlets debut in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Saracens.[6] He also played for Scarlets in the Premiership Sevens tournament.[7] In 2015, Harris left Scarlets and Wales to play in England for RFU Championship Rotherham Titans for development.[8]

When he joined the club, he was tipped to be Rotherham's first choice hooker.[9] After suffering an ankle injury in Rotherham's pre-season, He made his debut for Rotherham in the RFU Championship against Cornish Pirates.[10] After four games of the season, Harris later suffered a shoulder injury that ruled him out of contention for a large part of Rotherham's 2015-16 RFU Championship season.[9]

International career

In 2012, Harris was called up to the Wales national under-20 rugby union team, where he also played for them in the IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Darran Harris". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  2. ↑ "Darren Harris". Scarlets. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  3. ↑ 00:00, 9 Jun 2011 Updated 02:43, 22 Mar 2013 By WalesOnline. "Rugby: Merthyr players James Howe and Darren Harris move to Pontypridd RFC". Wales Online. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Harris, Darran - Hall of Fame". Pontypridd RFC. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  5. ↑ Wales, South (2013-07-03). "Scarlets add two promising youngsters". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  6. ↑ Howell, Andy (2013-11-15). "Dragons and Scarlets give youngsters their heads in Anglo-Welsh Cup". Wales Online. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Simon. "Cardiff Blues prove they are the magnificent sevens of Welsh regional rugby". Wales Online. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  8. ↑ Wales, South (2015-04-19). "Scarlets hooker Darran Harris to join Rotherham". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  9. 1 2 "Injury breakthrough for Rotherham Titans". South Yorkshire Times. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  10. ↑ Guy Williams (2015-09-17). "Rotherham Titans: Cornish Pirates clash could bring debut for Darran Harris". South Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  11. ↑ "Junior World Championship 2012: Wales U20 74-3 Samoa U20". BBC Sport. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
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