- Harrison Hansen
Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Harrison Hansen
fullname = Harrison Hansen
nickname = Big H, HH, Hazza, The Hitman
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position = Second Row, Fullback
currentclub = leagueicon|Wigan|size=16Wigan Warriors
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|10|26
placeofbirth =Auckland
countryofbirth =New Zealand
height = 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
weight = 14 st 0 lb (89 kg)
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new = yesHarrison Hansen (born
26 October 1985 ) is arugby league player. He plays for theWigan Warriors as a second row.Wigan Warriors career
Kiwi forward Harrison is the son of ex Salford and Swinton professional Shane Hansen and is a product of the Folly Lane ARLFC who play at the Blue Ribbon field,
Pendlebury . Hansen attended the same Swinton school as Manchester United'sRyan Giggs .He impressed in Wigan's Academy setup and was signed on a new two-year deal in July 2003. Head coach of the time
Stuart Raper said: "Harrison has impressed me this season in the Under 21's and he is another quality young player to come through the ranks joining the likes ofLuke Robinson , Gareth Hock and Kevin Brown."Rugby Executive Dean Bell commented, "Harrison possess all the right qualities to become a regular first grade player, he has come through our scholarship system and has been outstanding in our Under 21 side this season. His signing reinforces the Wigan clubs ongoing commitment in developing and promoting our young players."
Harrison continued his development by being promoted to the first team setup for Super League IX. He made his first team debut in Terry O'Connor's Testimonial match against London Broncos. He went on to make six substitute appearances in the season.
In 2005, Harrison became a more established first team regular in the second row, partly due to the departure of Andy Farrell and injuries to Sean O'Loughlin and Gareth Hock. He signed a new 2-year contract with the club in April 2005. He agreed a new 4 year deal with Wigan Warriors on 14 November 2006 keeping him at the club until 2010.
Representative career
Harrison has already gained representative honours when he was included in the Super League U21s team to face National League U21s during 2003.
He was included in the 2003 England Academy squad to face the Australian Institute of Sport, scoring tries in both matches of England 2-0 Series victory.
Selected for the 2004 Academy Origin Series and the 2004 England Academy U-18s tour to Australia.
In 2006 he was called up into the New Zealand squad for the mid season International against Great Britain, Hansen is eligible to player for New Zealand because he was born there but also eligible to play for Great Britain and England because he is a British citizen.
He has been named in the Samoa training squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup .cite web|url=http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=16750|title=Samoa name World Cup Squad|publisher=League Unlimited|date=2008-08-05|accessdate=2008-08-06]
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