Norman Harris

Norman Harris (c. 1918 – 2007) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Abercarn, Ebbw Vale, Pontypool and Newbridge, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham, Leigh and Rochdale Hornets, as a . In 1946, Harris left behind amateur rugby union by signing for professional rugby league club Oldham. It was while playing for Oldham that Harris was first selected for the Wales national rugby league team, a home match on 12 April 1947 against France. and played at , and scored a try in the 6–14 defeat by Wigan in the 1951–52 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 27 October 1951. At the start of the 1952–53 season, Harris joined Leigh becoming the team's player-coach. He made 67 appearances for Leigh and was awarded a final international cap while with the club in 1953. He retired from rugby in October 1954, and died in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

Harris' international career was eclipsed by his grandson, Iestyn Harris, who made 25 rugby union appearances for Wales and 19 rugby league appearances for Wales.

International matches Wales 1947, 1949 1947, 1947, 1949 Other nationalities 1949, 1953