Lewis Harris

Not to be confused with Lewis and Harris.

Lewis Harris, also known as Louis Harris, was an English rugby league player.[1]

Harris played 255-matches and scored 76-tries, and 1-conversion for 230-points for Hull Kingston Rovers including when they won the Challenge Cup in 1925,[1] and were Northern Rugby Football Union champions in 1921 and 1923.[1]

Harris was Jewish.[2] The Jews were the first significant minority group to play rugby in Britain.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Encyclopedia Judaica
  2. 1 2 Rugby league in twentieth century ... Retrieved 2011-03-14.
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