Rata Harrison


Rata Wiremu Harrison was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.
He was the brother of fellow New Zealand international Billy Harrison.

Playing career

Harrison played for Auckland. He played in two test matches for New Zealand in 1961, against France.
On 13 August 1962, Harrison was part of the Auckland side who defeated Great Britain 46-13 at Carlaw Park. This was the first televised rugby league match in New Zealand as one hour of edited highlights were shown on AKTV2 that night and other regional channels showed the highlights the following week.
Harrison died on 30 April 2013.