Ben Harrison (rugby league)

Ben Harrison (born 24 February 1988)^[2] is a former rugby league footballer who last played as a loose forward, prop and second-row forward for the Barrow Raiders in League 1. He has played at international level for Ireland, England and the England Knights.

Ben Harrison

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Jack Harrison[1]
Born	(1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 37)[2] Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	16 st 3 lb (103 kg) [3]
Playing information
Position	Loose forward, Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–16 Warrington Wolves 211 19 0 0 76 2007(loan) → Widnes Vikings 3 0 0 0 0 2013(dr) → Swinton Lions 1 0 0 0 0 2016(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3 0 0 0 0 2021 Barrow Raiders 5 1 0 0 0 Total 223 20 0 0 76 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2008 Ireland 3 0 0 0 0 2010–12 England 3 1 0 0 4 2011 England Knights 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [4][5][6] As of 14 January 2023

He previously played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League and on loan from Warrington at the Widnes Vikings in the Championship and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League.^[4][5][6]

Background

Ben Harrison was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, he is the younger brother of the rugby league footballer; Liam Harrison, and he was a pupil, and played rugby union, at Chetwynde School in Barrow-in-Furness.

Harrison playing for the Warrington Wolves in 2008

Playing career

Warrington Wolves

Harrison signed for the Warrington Wolves in 2005, he made his début for the Warrington side against the Salford City Reds, and other than two loan periods, he played his entire club career for the Warrington club.

Harrison spent a month on loan at the Widnes club during 2007.^[7]

Harrison played in Warrington's 25–16 victory over Huddersfield in the 2009 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 29 August 2009, in front of a crowd of 76,560, he played in the 30–6 victory over Leeds in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 August 2010, in front of a crowd of 85,217,^[8][9] and he played in the 35–18 victory over the Leeds club in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 25 August 2012, in front of a crowd of 79,180,^{[10][11][12][13]}

Harrison played in Warrington's 18–26 defeat by Leeds in the 2012 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford, Manchester on Saturday 6 October 2012, in front of a crowd of 70,676,^[14][11] and he played in the 16–30 defeat by Wigan in the 2013 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford, Manchester on Saturday 5 October 2013, in front of a crowd of 66,281.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

Harrison played four matches on loan at the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats during 2016.^[5]

Barrow Raiders

On 11 September 2020 it was announced that Harrison had signed with Barrow for the 2021 season^[20]

And in 2022 Ben Carpenter tried to sign him up for Ellesmere Port Oilers. TBC

International

Ben Harrison represented Ireland in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.