Teimana Harrison (born 5 September 1992) is a

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player, born in

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of Maori and European mixed ancestry, who currently plays for French

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side Provence Rugby. He plays as a back row forward.

Club career

Harrison began playing rugby at a young age, like many boys in New Zealand. Among his early accolades was captaining

Rotorua Boys' High School Rotorua Boys' High School is a state school educating boys from Year 9 to Year 13. It is situated just outside the Rotorua, Rotorua CBD at the intersection of Old Taupo Road and Pukuatua Street in Rotorua, New Zealand. History Rotorua Boys' High ...

, before moving to England and joining the

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...

Academy in 2011 and making his senior professional debut for the club in 2012. Harrison was recommended to the club by the

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captain Dylan Hartley in 2011. In a season considered to be his "breakthrough year", Harrison earned both a call up to the England squad and a regular place in Saints' first team in the 2015-16 campaig

Harrison featured heavily in Saints' fight to secure a

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place for the 2017-18 season as they defeated both

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and

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to grab the last place.

International career

Harrison received his first call up to the senior

squad by coach Eddie Jones on 8 May 2016 for a three-day training squad, and made his full England debut in a match against

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on 29 May 2016. Harrison has been named in the 32-man England squad for the 2016

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alongside fellow Northampton Saints

Dylan Hartley Dylan Hartley (born 24 March 1986) is a former England Rugby captain who represented England and Northampton Saints. Hartley was the captain of England from January 2016 until the end of his international career in 2019. He is England's most ca ...

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and Tom Wood.

International tries

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Teimana Harrison
Northampton Saints * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Teimana 1992 births Living people Cambridge R.U.F.C. players England international rugby union players Moseley Rugby Football Club players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England New Zealand rugby union players Northampton Saints players Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from Ōpōtiki People educated at Rotorua Boys' High School Provence Rugby players English expatriate rugby union players in France