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Harris was born in Oldham, England, but qualified for Wales because of his father's nationality.

In 2001 he had a £1.5 Million move to Cardiff Blues and Wales. Here, he was hailed as the "saviour of Welsh rugby", who would help Wales return to the glory years of the 1970s. He was expected to be the next Welsh fly-half, a position which Wales had been blessed with good players in the past. However, he was thrown into the Welsh side and struggled at fly-half particularly with his kicking. This led to a move to inside centre, where he could be creative with less pressure. Harris proved to be a good union player, but nowhere near the mercurial heights expected of him, and his price tag. He gained 25 Wales caps, but in 2004 moved back to rugby league joining the Bradford Bulls.

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