Position: Prop

Date of birth: 15/06/1996

Heritage number: 1181

Previous club: Featherstone Rovers

Representative honours: England

Warrington debut: vs Hull FC (home), substitute forward, won 4-0 on 24/06/22

Honours

1895 Cup: 2021 (with Featherstone Rovers)

The son of rugby league legend Karl Harrison, James Harrison has battled back from injury to become a firm favourite with Warrington fans and win an England cap.

He began his career at Drighlington ARLFC before joining the Huddersfield Giants scholarship programme and the youth academy at Bradford Bulls.

Signed by Batley, aged 19, he spent three seasons with the Bulldogs, scoring 17 tries in 58 appearances, as he learnt his trade. 

Three seasons with Featherstone Rovers, one of his father’s former clubs, followed with 19 tries in 47 games showing his eye for an opening.

He scored a try at Wembley in July 2021 as Featherstone beat York City Knights 41-34 in a classic 1895 Cup final. 

He signed for Warrington in August 2021 but, two weeks later, suffered an ACL injury which required reconstruction surgery and delayed his Wire debut.

He worked his way back to full fitness in 2022 before hitting top form in 2023 to earn an England cap against France at the Halliwell Jones.

His father, Karl, won 14 caps for Great Britain and played for England in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup final against Australia at Wembley.