Rex Harrison (rugby league)

Rex Aubrey Harrison (1914-1996) was an Australian Rugby League player who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

Rex Harrison
Personal information
Full nameRex Aubrey Harrison
Born27 June 1914
Adelaide, South Australia
Died26 July 1996(1996-07-26) (aged 82)
North Sydney, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1934–46 North Sydney 129 38 67 0 248
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1938–41 New South Wales 10 6 4 0 26
1939–42 NSW City 3 2 0 0 6
1936 Metropolis 3 2 0 0 6
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1954–55 North Sydney 37 20 2 15 54
Source: [1]

Background

Harrison was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 27 June 1914.

Playing career

Harrison was graded with North Sydney in 1934 and played eleven seasons with them from 1934-1942 and 1945–1946. Rex was an excellent five-eighth and represented N.S.W. City Firsts on three occasions in 1939,1941 and 1942. He also represented New South Wales on ten occasions between 1938–1941.

World War Two curtailed his Rugby League career and he was never able to represent Australia. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1942 and attained the rank of corporal. He was discharged from active duty in 1945. He rekindled his career at North Sydney at the end of 1945, and played almost the entire 1946 season until he broke his collarbone in the second last game.[2]

Coaching career

He then retired as a player, although he went on to coach the minor grades at Norths with success, and was later promoted to first grade coach in 1954. Again he found success, taking the first grade team to the finals for the first time in a number of years.[3]

Harrison died on 26 July 1996, aged 82.[4]

References
  1. "Rex Harrison - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  4. Sydney Morning Herald : Death Notice 27 July 1996
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