Harries was educated at The Cathedral School, Llandaff and Millfield, a school known for its rugby tradition.[1] Harries was part of the Northampton Saints Senior Academy, and made his first competitive appearance against Saracens on 18 November 2006.[2] He featured in the Premiership A league, and five fixtures in the following season, while the Saints were relegated to League 1. For the 2008–09 season, Harries was loaned to Bedford Blues to gain further experience.[3] Harries was released at the end of the season.[4]
On 1 July 2009, it was announced that Harries would join the Newport Gwent Dragons.[6] He appeared in a LV Cup game against the Saracens for the Dragons in January 2010, in which he scored 2 tries and was named Man of the Match.[7] During his first season with the Dragons, Harries scored eight tries, including a hat trick against Edinburgh.[8]
In May 2010 he was added to the Wales national rugby union team standby list for the summer matches and subsequently called into the full squad due to injury to Shane Williams.[9] He made his international debut against New Zealand in Hamilton on 26 June 2010.[10]
Following on from his debut, Harries was named in the squad for the 2010 end-of-year rugby union internationals. On 6 November 2010 he made his first international start, against Australia.[11] This was his only appearance of the autumn, Wales opting to give George North his international debut the following week. Harries was not selected in the squad for the 2011 Six Nations Championship.[12] At the end of the season, Harries suffered a substantial knee injury, ruling him out of remainder of the season, as well as the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[13]
Harries returned to the Welsh squad in May 2012, and came off the bench in a capped match against the Barbarians.[14] Harries did not travel with the squad to Australia, and this was to be his last cap for Wales.
He left Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2013–14 season and was selected in the Wales Sevens squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as they fell just short of a semi finals appearance.[15]
After finishing the Commonwealth Games, Harries joined Championship team Ealing Trailfinders, where he spent five seasons.[16] In 2019, he retired from professional rugby and alongside work, joined semi professional Chinnor RFC.[17]
Referencesedit
^"'Crazy' year delights new Wales wing Will Harries". Western Mail. 6 November 2010.
^"New Zealand 29-10 Wales". 26 June 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^"Wales select Warburton at flanker". 4 November 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^"Wales Six Nations 2011 Squad - Williams, Henson out, Peel back in". Rugby World. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^"NG Dragons suffer Harries blow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^"Wales 30-21 Barbarians". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^"Wales reflect on 'heart-break' loss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^"Harries set to make Ealing Trailfinders debut". ealingtrailfinders.com. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^"RUGBY UNION: Chinnor sign former Wales international Will Harries". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
External linksedit
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Newport Gwent Dragons profile
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Will Harries born 30 March 1987 is a Welsh former international rugby union player A wing or fullback he played for the Northampton Saints Bedford Blues Newport Gwent Dragons and most recently Ealing Trailfinders Will HarriesBirth nameWilliam Thomas Morgan HarriesDate of birth 1987 03 30 30 March 1987 age 37 Place of birthCardiff WalesHeight173 cm 5 ft 8 in Weight84 kg 13 st 3 lb SchoolMillfield SchoolUniversityLoughborough UniversityRugby union careerPosition s Wing FullbackSenior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2006 20092008 20092009 20142014 2019Northampton BedfordDragonsEaling6249756 5 60 105 115 International careerYearsTeamApps Points 2010 2012Wales3 0 National sevens teamYearsTeamComps2008 2015Wales 7sProfessional career editHarries was educated at The Cathedral School Llandaff and Millfield a school known for its rugby tradition 1 Harries was part of the Northampton Saints Senior Academy and made his first competitive appearance against Saracens on 18 November 2006 2 He featured in the Premiership A league and five fixtures in the following season while the Saints were relegated to League 1 For the 2008 09 season Harries was loaned to Bedford Blues to gain further experience 3 Harries was released at the end of the season 4 In 2008 Harries was first selected for the Wales national rugby sevens team squad appearing in the IRB Sevens 5 On 1 July 2009 it was announced that Harries would join the Newport Gwent Dragons 6 He appeared in a LV Cup game against the Saracens for the Dragons in January 2010 in which he scored 2 tries and was named Man of the Match 7 During his first season with the Dragons Harries scored eight tries including a hat trick against Edinburgh 8 In May 2010 he was added to the Wales national rugby union team standby list for the summer matches and subsequently called into the full squad due to injury to Shane Williams 9 He made his international debut against New Zealand in Hamilton on 26 June 2010 10 Following on from his debut Harries was named in the squad for the 2010 end of year rugby union internationals On 6 November 2010 he made his first international start against Australia 11 This was his only appearance of the autumn Wales opting to give George North his international debut the following week Harries was not selected in the squad for the 2011 Six Nations Championship 12 At the end of the season Harries suffered a substantial knee injury ruling him out of remainder of the season as well as the 2011 Rugby World Cup 13 Harries returned to the Welsh squad in May 2012 and came off the bench in a capped match against the Barbarians 14 Harries did not travel with the squad to Australia and this was to be his last cap for Wales He left Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2013 14 season and was selected in the Wales Sevens squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games as they fell just short of a semi finals appearance 15 After finishing the Commonwealth Games Harries joined Championship team Ealing Trailfinders where he spent five seasons 16 In 2019 he retired from professional rugby and alongside work joined semi professional Chinnor RFC 17 References edit Crazy year delights new Wales wing Will Harries Western Mail 6 November 2010 Northampton Saints vs Saracens Summary Premiership Rugby 2007 18 Nov 2006 ESPN ESPN com Retrieved 25 February 2023 Live Coventry 28 August 2008 Cov and co all set for action CoventryLive Retrieved 25 February 2023 Saints release four more players BBC Sport 4 June 2009 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Baber targets strong finish to IRB Sevens ESPN com 22 May 2008 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Harries re inforces Dragons backline Welsh Rugby Union Club amp Community 1 July 2009 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Dragon News HARRIES AND SMITH LEAD DRAGONS TO VICTORY www dragonsrugby wales Retrieved 25 February 2023 Dragons 49 28 Edinburgh 18 April 2010 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Wales Squad New Zealand 29 10 Wales 26 June 2010 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Wales select Warburton at flanker 4 November 2010 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Wales Six Nations 2011 Squad Williams Henson out Peel back in Rugby World 23 January 2011 Retrieved 25 February 2023 NG Dragons suffer Harries blow BBC Sport Retrieved 25 February 2023 Wales 30 21 Barbarians BBC Sport Retrieved 25 February 2023 Wales reflect on heart break loss BBC Sport Retrieved 25 February 2023 Harries set to make Ealing Trailfinders debut ealingtrailfinders com Retrieved 30 November 2022 RUGBY UNION Chinnor sign former Wales international Will Harries Oxford Mail Retrieved 30 November 2022 External links editWales profile Newport Gwent Dragons profile Northampton Saints profile Archived from the original on 16 February 2012 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Will Harries amp oldid 1178164446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
