- Justin Harrison
Justin Harrison is an
Australia nrugby union player who plays forUlster Rugby inIreland as alock forward ; he also has a contract with theAustralian Rugby Union (ARU). Discovered in 1993 by GoldRats Rugby Union Club of Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW, he then moved onto the Tuggeranong Vikings Rugby Union Club in Canberra, he made the 1994 ACTU21 s and then theAustralian Universities team. The following year, he played in the Australian U21s team and made his debut for the ACT againstNSW B. He made hisSuper 12 debut with theBrumbies in1997 .He made his international debut as Australia took on the
British and Irish Lions in the third and final test of the 2001 series. Harrison is a veteran of the2003 Rugby World Cup and last year completed aBachelor of Applied Science at theUniversity of Canberra . Harrison joined theNSW Waratahs at the beginning of2004 . Ulster signed Harrison on a three year contract beginning2005 -06 from the Waratahs.As of
May 23 , 2006, Harrison had played 25 games for Ulster, 19 of those in the Celtic League and 6 in theHeineken Cup . Harrison has proven an effective player in the Celtic League, a consistent winner of line-out possession and aggressive in rucks and mauls. Although regarded as inspiring by other Ulster players, his tendency to indulge in sledging has let to confrontation with a number of opposing players and a number of off the pitch incidents.Controversies
Harrison has been the cause of much controversy over his career. For instance, he used racial slurs towards
South African wingerChumani Booi in2005 while playing against the Cats ofSouth Africa .Harrison is now poised to move to Bath following the depature of their Captain and Lock, Steve Borthwick, according to BBC Sport he has/or is about to sign a 1 year deal with the west country side [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/ulster/7234531.stm BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | My Club | Ulster | Northampton confirm Best signing ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.ulsterrugby.com/13_2662.php Ulster profile]
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