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| Full name | Bronson Lee Harrison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-10-10)10 October 1985 (age 40) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bronson Harrison (born 10 October 1985) is a New Zealand former professionalrugby league footballer who played as asecond-row forward in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for theWests Tigers,Canberra Raiders and theSt. George Illawarra Dragons in theNRL and represented theNew Zealand Kiwis at international level, being a part of the 2008 World Cup winning squad.
Harrison was born inAuckland, New Zealand,
He played his junior football for Five Dock and the Leichhardt Wanderers before being signed by theWests Tigers.
Harrison made hisNRL debut for the Wests Tigers in Round 4 of the2004 NRL season against theNorth Queensland Cowboys. As NRL Premiers, Wests facedSuper League championsBradford Bulls in the2006 World Club Challenge. Harrison played from the interchange bench in the Tigers' 30-10 loss.
On 25 September 2008, although contracted to theWests Tigers for a further season, Harrison was released and signed a 3-year deal with theCanberra Raiders.[2]
He joined the Raiders in 2009. After 2 years with the Raiders, Harrison was given the chance to co-captain 5 games in the 2011 season. On 14 November 2012, Harrison signed a 2-year contract with theSt. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2013, after being released from the final year of his Raiders contract.[3]
The2013 NRL season was Harrison's first withSt George Illawarra Dragons.
In 2014, Harrison became an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador for the Australian Government and is an Apprentice Mentor in the NRL's Trade UP With The NRL Program.[4]
Harrison made his international debut forNew Zealand in a test againstFrance in 2005.
After missing out on theNew Zealand national rugby league team 24-man squad for the2008 Rugby League World Cup, Harrison played against the Kiwis for theNew Zealand Māori in a warm up match.[5] Following an injury toBrent Webb, Harrison was called in as a replacement in the New Zealand World Cup squad.[6] He was a starting player in New Zealand's squad for the World Cup final victory overAustralia.
Harrison was selected for theANZAC Test andFour Nations in 2009, again being selected for both in 2010. For the2010 Anzac Test, Harrison was selected to play forNew Zealand at second-row forward in their loss againstAustralia. He was selected for theANZAC Test in 2011 but after a disappointing year for the Raiders, missed out on theFour Nations squad that year.
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Wests Tigers | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 19 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |||
| 2007 | 23 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 19 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2009 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 5 | 20 |
| 2010 | 26 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2011 | 23 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 15 | |||
| Totals | 197 | 22 | 88 |