Neil Harmon

Neil Harmon

Personal information
Full name	Neil Anthony Harmon[1]
Born	(1969-01-09) 9 January 1969 (age 55) St Helens, Merseyside, England
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1986–93 Warrington 120+27 14 0 0 56 1993–96 Leeds Rhinos 79+24 11 0 0 44 1997–98 Huddersfield 38+1 5 0 0 20 1998–00 Bradford Bulls 10+1 1 0 0 4 2001 Salford City Reds 6+5 0 0 0 0 2003 Halifax 13+3 0 0 0 0 2005 Hull Kingston Rovers 6 0 0 0 0 Total 333 31 0 0 124 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997–01 Ireland 5+1 0 0 0 0 1996 GB tour games 2+2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Neil Anthony Harmon (born 9 January 1969) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain & Ireland as a British Lion on the 1996 Tour to Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand^{[4][circular reference]} Ireland, and at club level for Warrington, Leeds Rhinos, Huddersfield Giants, Bradford Bulls, Salford City Reds and Halifax, as prop, or second-row.^[2]

Playing career

International honours

Neil Harmon was a British Lion on the 1996 Great Britain & Ireland Rugby League Tour to Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand.^{[4][circular reference]} He also won five caps (plus one as a substitute) for Ireland in 1997–2001 while at Huddersfield Giants, Bradford Bulls, and Salford City Reds.^[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Neil Harmon played at prop in Warrington's 14-36 defeat by Wigan in the 1990 Challenge Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1990, in front of a crowd of 77,729.^[6]

County Cup Final appearances

Neil Harmon appeared as a substitute (replacing Hooker Carl Webb) in Warrington's 16-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1987 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 11 October 1987.^[7]

Regal Trophy Final appearances

Neil Harmon played at prop (replaced by substitute Rowland Phillips on 79-minutes) in Warrington's 12-2 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991.

References

1. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. RL Record Keepers' Club
4. 1996 Great Britain Lions tour
5. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
6. "1989-1990 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
7. "1987–1988 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

• Photograph "Neil Harmon passes" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "Bradford Bulls 2000 squad" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "Neil Harmon" at rlhp.co.uk
• Profile at Leeds Rhinos official website
• Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk