James Fisher-Harris

James Fisher-Harris
Fisher-Harris playing for the Panthers in 2015.
Personal information
Born (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996
Rawene, New Zealand
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Penrith Panthers 23 5 0 0 20
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
As of 13 November 2016
Source: [1]

James Fisher-Harris (born 5 January 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He plays at lock, second-row and prop.

Background

Born in Rawene, New Zealand, Fisher-Harris is of Māori descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for the Whangarei Marist Brothers, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.

Playing career

Early career

In 2014 and 2015, Fisher-Harris played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team.[3] On 2 May 2015, he played for the Junior Kiwis, against the Junior Kangaroos.[4] On 15 May 2015, he re-signed with the Panthers on a 3-year contract.[5]

2016

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Fisher-Harris made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the Canberra Raiders, playing off the interchange bench in the Panthers' 22-30 loss at Canberra Stadium.[6][7][8] On 2 June, he extended his contract with the Panthers from the end of 2018 to the end of 2019.[9]

References

  1. "James Fisher-Harris - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1996-01-05. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. 12:22pm 05/28/2015 (2015-05-28). "James Fisher-Harris #PenrithPanthers #Maori #Ngapuhi #TeRarawa - nesianpower101". Thepicta.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  3. "F". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  4. "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  5. PenrithPanthers.com.au (2015-05-15). "Panthers extend Latimore and Fisher-Harris". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  6. "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  7. NRL. "NRL Late Mail: Round 1 - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  8. "Panthers to unleash rookie forward James Fisher-Harris in season opener against Canberra". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  9. "Young guns extend their deals". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
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