Will Harries
Encyclopedia
Will Harries is a Wales
international rugby union player. He has also been selected for the Wales national rugby union team (sevens)
squad. He played for the Northampton Saints
and spent time on loan at Bedford Blues
. In June 2009 he was released by Northampton and joined Newport Gwent Dragons
.
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. Many said his first try was amongst the best ever scored in the competition.
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
. He made his international debut versus New Zealand in Hamilton on 26 June 2010.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
international rugby union player. He has also been selected for the Wales national rugby union team (sevens)
Wales national rugby union team (sevens)
The Wales national rugby union sevens team is the international rugby sevens side for Welsh rugby union players. They currently compete in the IRB Sevens World Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and in the Commonwealth Games....
squad. He played for the Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
and spent time on loan at Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues is a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in The RFU Championship. Bedford is one of the largest towns in England without a league football club, and one of the few towns in England where the rugby club is better supported than the football team. The...
. In June 2009 he was released by Northampton and joined Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...
.
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. Many said his first try was amongst the best ever scored in the competition.
In May 2010 he was added to the Wales national rugby union team
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
standby list for the summer matches and subsequently called into the full squad due to injury to Shane Williams
Shane Williams
Shane Mark Williams is a Welsh international rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Ospreys and who can also play scrum-half. Williams is the record try scorer for the Wales national team and he is third on the international list of leading Rugby union Test try scorers behind Daisuke Ohata...
. He made his international debut versus New Zealand in Hamilton on 26 June 2010.