Ross Harrison (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Ross Alexander Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 September 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Lymm High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ross Harrison (born 3 September 1992) is an English former rugby union player who played as a prop for over a decade with Sale Sharks.
Career
In 2011 Harrison made his professional club debut for Sale Sharks.[2] He represented England U20 during the 2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and played in the last round as England defeated Ireland to win the tournament.[3] Later that year he was a member of the squad that finished seventh at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[4]
Harrison played in the 2013 Anglo-Welsh Cup final which they lost against Harlequins to finish runners-up.[5] In June 2014 he was selected for the England squad to face the Barbarians.[6][7]
In January 2015 Harrison was called up to the England A squad.[8] Later that year he made his 100th appearance for Sale Sharks in a game against Harlequins on 6 November 2015.[9] In the summer of 2016 Harrison was a member of the England A squad that toured South Africa and played in both games as England defeated South Africa A to win the series.[10][11]
In May 2017 Harrison was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones.[12] The following month he played for England XV in a non-cap game against Barbarians.[13]
Harrison started for the Sale side that lost to La Rochelle in the semi-final of the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup.[14] At the end of that season he started for an England XV in their 51–43 victory over Barbarians.[15]
Harrison played in their 2021 Premiership play-off elimination against Exeter Chiefs.[16] He was a member of the Sale side that were league runners-up during the 2022–2023 campaign although did not play in the Premiership final defeat against Saracens.[17] In May 2025, Harrison announced he was leaving Sale after making over 300 appearances for the club during a fourteen year spell.[2]
Honours
- Sale Sharks
- Premiership runner-up: 2022–2023[17]
- Anglo-Welsh Cup runner-up: 2012–2013[5]
- England U20
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks - Ross Harrison profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Sale prop Harrison to leave club after 14 years". BBC Sport. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Grand Slam dreams dashed for Under-20s". Irish Examiner. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Ireland U20s 27-12 England U20s". RTÉ. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Brendon (17 March 2013). "LV= Cup final: Sale Sharks 14-32 Harlequins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Mike Brown: Harlequins full-back one of 21 added by England". BBC Sport. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Chase, Graham (1 June 2014). "England XV 29-39 Barbarians". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Leigh, Neil (21 January 2015). "Sale Sharks boss hails Danny Cipriani and Ross Harrison call-ups". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ Leigh, Neil (5 November 2015). "Sale Sharks looking to dish out some capital punishment against Harlequins". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ Jones, Chris (1 August 2016). "England squad: Nathan Hughes in, Danny Cipriani and Chris Ashton out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "England Saxons beat South Africa A in opening tour match". BBC Sport. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "England rugby: Willi Heinz and Jason Woodward selected for training camp". BBC Sport. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "England 28-14 Barbarians". BBC Sport. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Aloia, Andrew (20 April 2019). "European Challenge Cup Semi-Final: La Rochelle 24-20 Sale Sharks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Meagher, Gerard (2 June 2019). "England XV 51-43 Barbarians". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (19 June 2021). "Premiership semi-final: Exeter Chiefs 40-30 Sale Sharks - Champions reach sixth successive final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ a b Hurcom, Sophie (27 May 2023). "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2025.