Tommy Harris (rugby league)
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- Not to be confused with the rugby league footballer of the 1920s England, and Rochdale Hornets, Thomas "Tommy" HarrisThomas Harris (rugby league)Thomas "Tommy" Harris is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets.-International honours:...
Percival Thomas "Tommy" Harris (1927 - 27 September 2006), was a Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
professional Rugby League World Cup
Rugby League World Cup
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winning footballer
Rugby football
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, nicknamed "Bomber", was a Welsh
Wales
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sports personality. He played the most test matches for Great Britain of any .
Harris was born at Crumlin in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
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, and played rugby union
Rugby union
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with Newbridge RFC
Newbridge RFC
Newbridge RFC are a Welsh rugby union club based in Newbridge, Caerphilly in South Wales. Newbridge RFC was formed in 1888 and gained admission to the WRU in 1911...
until 1949 when he turned professional and joined Hull as a rugby league
Rugby league
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player. He played over 400 games for the club, in the position of hooker, up to his retirement in 1962, when he became a coach of York
York City Knights
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.
He played international matches for Wales
Wales national rugby league team
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and Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
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, and at the 1959–60 Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
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final he was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy
Lance Todd Trophy
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, despite being on the losing team.
Harris was a director of York Rugby League Football Club from 1966 until 1987.