1. Harrison Luther Mata'afa Hansen was born on 26 October 1985 and is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and loose forward for Baroudeurs de Pia XIII in the French domestic Super XIII league.
26 Facts About Harrison Hansen
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Harrison Hansen has played for Samoa and New Zealand at international level.
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Harrison Hansen has played for the Wigan Warriors, Salford Red Devils, Leigh Centurions and the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.
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Harrison Hansen is a product of the Folly Lane ARLFC who play at the Blue Ribbon Field, Pendlebury.
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Harrison Hansen attended the same Swinton school, Moorside High School, as Manchester United's Ryan Giggs.
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Harrison Hansen impressed in Wigan's Academy setup and was signed on a new two-year deal in July 2003.
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Harrison Hansen's signing reinforces the Wigan club's ongoing commitment in developing and promoting our young players.
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Harrison Hansen continued his development by being promoted to the first team setup for Super League IX.
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Harrison Hansen made his first team debut in Terry O'Connor's Testimonial match against London Broncos.
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Harrison Hansen went on to make six substitute appearances in the season.
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In 2005, Harrison Hansen became a more established first team regular in the second row, partly due to the departure of Andy Farrell, and injuries to Sean O'Loughlin and Gareth Hock.
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Harrison Hansen signed a new two-year contract with the club in April 2005, and an extended four-year deal with Wigan on 14 November 2006, keeping him at the club until 2010.
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Harrison Hansen played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford.
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Harrison Hansen scored again in Round 3's match against Salford, however in Round 12 during a victory against Wakefield Trinity, he suffered an injury which would keep him out of action for at least a month.
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Harrison Hansen played in both the 2013 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull FC at Wembley Stadium and the 2013 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.
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In 2013, Harrison Hansen signed for Salford Red Devils for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract.
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On 18 September 2019, Widnes announced that Harrison Hansen had left them and signed a one-year contract with Toulouse for the 2020 season.
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On 10 October 2021, Harrison Hansen played for Toulouse in their victory over Featherstone in the Million Pound Game which saw the club promoted to the Super League for the first time in their history.
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Three days later Toulouse announced that Harrison Hansen had signed a one-year contract extension until the end of the 2022 season.
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Harrison Hansen played 20 games for the club in their 2022 Super League campaign as they finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to the RFL Championship.
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On 15 October 2023, Harrison Hansen played in Toulouse Olympique's upset loss in the Million Pound Game against the London Broncos.
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On 19 October 2024, Harrison Hansen played in Toulouse's second successive Championship grand final defeat.
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Eligible for England, New Zealand and Samoa, Harrison Hansen represented England at youth level.
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Harrison Hansen later switched his allegiance to Samoa, and made his Samoa debut in 2007.
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Harrison Hansen was part of the Samoan squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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In 2009 Harrison Hansen was named as part of the Samoan side for the Pacific Cup.