About Tom Harris
Lived 1906 – 1958 (aged 51–52). Tom Harris was a rugby union player.
Thomas William Walter Harris (1906 – 1958) was an English international rugby union player.
Born and raised in Northampton, Harris was a burly forward with Northampton RFC, which he played 426 games for after debuting at 17. He earned East Midlands representative honours during his second season of first-class rugby.
Harris won his first England cap as a hooker against Scotland in a 1929 Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield.
In the 1931–32, Harris featured in the combined Leicestershire and East Midlands side which played against the Springboks and achieved the distinction of being the only team to defeat the touring South Africans.
Harris gained a second cap for England against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1932.
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Who was Tom Harris?
rugby player
When was Tom Harris born?
Tom Harris was born in 1906.
When did Tom Harris die?
Tom Harris died on 11 September 1958.
What was Tom Harris's occupation?
Tom Harris was a rugby union player.
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· DBpedia: Tom Harris (rugby union)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tom Harris. https://biography.guide/tom-harris-rugby-union-player/
MLA: "Tom Harris." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tom-harris-rugby-union-player/.
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