Iestyn Harris

Quick Facts

Full Name	Iestyn Harris
Occupation	Rugby League Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 25, 1976(1976-06-25)
Age	48
Birthplace	Oldham
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

Iestyn Harris Biography

Iestyn Harris is one of the most popular and richest Rugby League Player who was born on June 25, 1976 in Oldham, England, United Kingdom. Iestyn Rhys-Harris (born on June 25, 1976) who is also known by the nickname “Welsh Wizard”, is a former professional dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer who played during the 1990s and the 2000s, and was a coach in the league throughout the 2000s and the 2010s. He played for the representative rugby leagues with Great Britain and Wales, and also at club level with his club, the Warrington Wolves, the Leeds Rhinos (captain) in which he was awarded in 1998 the Man of Steel Award, the Bradford Bulls (captain) , and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 922) and the representative union for Wales as well as the club levels with Cardiff RFC and Cardiff Blues and also has coached the an official rugby league representative for Wales and on a club-level at the club level for Featherstone Rovers (Assistant Coach) as well as The Crusaders Rugby League (initially as an assistant Coach under Brian Noble, and then Head Coach) as well as the Wigan Warriors (assistant coach) and Salford Red Devils (head coach).

Harris beat the record of having the highest number of points scored in the Challenge Cup Final when he scored 20 points (1 try as well as 8 goals) in Leeds winning 52-16 against London Broncos during the 1999 Challenge Cup Final during Super League IV at Wembley Stadium, London on 1 May 1999. It was equal to the record established by Neil Fox (2-tries and 7-goals) during the victory of Wakefield Trinity in the 1960 Challenge Cup Final. Hull F.C. at the time of 60’s Challenge Cup Final.

Harris was made captain of Leeds Rhinos in his first full season at the club at the age of twenty-one, and became the first Leeds captain in a decade to lift silverware when Leeds Rhinos claimed the 1999 Challenge Cup.

Harris made his début for the Welsh side on 10 November 2001, playing against Argentina in Cardiff; Wales lost 16–30. Having played only 200 minutes of rugby union before his international début, Harris struggled, particularly with his tactical kicking. This led to a move from fly-half to inside centre, where he could be creative with less pressure.

Harris initially played as a fullback, but was later switched to stand-off. The year 1998 saw Harris play stand-off, even though he playing the majority of his games as fullback, he was selected as a half back in the 1998 Super League Dream Team and was also awarded every year the Man of Steel trophy as the top player in the Super League. He played for the Leeds Rhinos from fullback in their 1998 Super League Grand Final defeat against Wigan Warriors. Wigan Warriors.

Iestyn Harris Net Worth

Iestyn Harris is one of the richest Rugby League Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Iestyn Harris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Harris His professional career started at league club Warrington aged 17 in

1993. He then made an all-time record PS350,000 move to Leeds in 1997.

Iestyn Harris played left-centre, i.e. number 4 in the Warrington’s defeat of 10-40 against Wigan during the 1994-1995 Regal Trophy Final during the 1994-95 season at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on the 28th of January, 1995.

A superb goal-kicker, Harris broke the club record for goals in a season in 1999 with 168, he was named at stand-off in 1999’s Super League IV Dream Team, and broke the 2,000 career points total two years later.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Iestyn Harris height 6 ft 0 in Iestyn weight 92 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Harris wrote a book, published in October 2005, detailing his moves between codes called Iestyn Harris: There and Back – My Journey from League to Union and Back Again. Harris was part of the 2005 Bradford Bulls squad that became the first side in the history of Super League to win the Grand Final when finishing third in the final league ladder. He played for the Bradford Bulls at stand-off, kicking a goal in their 2005 Super League Grand Final victory against Leeds Rhinos.

Facts & Trivia

Iestyn Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby League Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Iestyn Harris celebrates birthday on June 25 of every year.

In circa 2007, he set up RLPredictor.com, a rugby league prediction website, but it failed to take off and it is now non-operational.