# Darran Harris > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Darran_Harris > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Darran_Harris.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darran_Harris > Source revision: 1266689486 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Darran Harris** (born 11 November 1992)[1] is a Welsh rugby union player.[2] He plays for [RFU Championship](/source/RFU_Championship) side, [Rotherham Titans](/source/Rotherham_Titans) as a hooker. ## Career Born in [Brecon](/source/Brecon), Harris started playing rugby at Brecon RFC as a prop before moving to the youth ranks of [Merthyr RFC](/source/Merthyr_RFC). During this time, he played for the youth team of the Welsh region of [Cardiff Blues](/source/Cardiff_Blues). While playing for the Blues, he was mentored by [Dale McIntosh](/source/Dale_McIntosh) who convinced him to move to [Pontypridd RFC](/source/Pontypridd_RFC) in 2011[3] and changed him from a prop to a hooker.[4] In 2013, he was part of the Pontypridd [Welsh Premier Division](/source/Welsh_Premier_Division) and [WRU Challenge Cup](/source/WRU_Challenge_Cup) double-winning team. The next season, he left the Cardiff Blues region to move to [Llanelli RFC](/source/Llanelli_RFC) which allowed him to play for [Scarlets](/source/Scarlets).[5] He made his Scarlets debut in the [Anglo-Welsh Cup](/source/Anglo-Welsh_Cup) against [Saracens](/source/Saracens_F.C.).[6] He also played for Scarlets in the Premiership Sevens tournament.[7] In 2015, Harris left Scarlets and Wales to play in England for RFU Championship Rotherham Titans for development.[8] When he joined the club, he was tipped to be Rotherham's first-choice hooker.[9] After suffering an ankle injury in Rotherham's pre-season, he made his debut for Rotherham in the RFU Championship against [Cornish Pirates](/source/Cornish_Pirates).[10] After four games of the season, Harris later suffered a shoulder injury that ruled him out of contention for a large part of Rotherham's [2015–16 RFU Championship](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_RFU_Championship) season.[9] After a year in England, Harris returned to Wales with the [Dragons](/source/Dragons_RFC),[11] for whom he played five times (one start) before being released at the end of the 2016–17 season.[12] ## International career In 2012, Harris was called up to the [Wales national under-20 rugby union team](/source/Wales_national_under-20_rugby_union_team), where he also played for them in the [IRB Junior World Championship](/source/IRB_Junior_World_Championship) in South Africa.[13] ## References 1. ["Darran Harris"](http://en.espn.co.uk/wales/rugby/player/159226.html). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 1. ["Darren Harris"](http://www.scarlets.co.uk/eng/games/player_archive.php?player=104179&includeref=dynamic). Scarlets. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 1. ["Rugby: Merthyr players James Howe and Darren Harris move to Pontypridd RFC"](http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/rugby-merthyr-players-james-howe-1826341). *Wales Online*. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 1. ["Harris, Darran - Hall of Fame"](http://www.ponty.net/harris-darran). Pontypridd RFC. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 1. ["Scarlets add two promising youngsters"](http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Scarlets-add-promising-youngsters/story-19463732-detail/story.html). South Wales Evening Post. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 1. Howell, Andy (15 November 2013). ["Dragons and Scarlets give youngsters their heads in Anglo-Welsh Cup"](http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/dragons-scarlets-give-youngsters-heads-6310642). Wales Online. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 1. Thomas, Simon (26 July 2014). ["Cardiff Blues prove they are the magnificent sevens of Welsh regional rugby"](http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/cardiff-blues-prove-magnificent-sevens-7514060). Wales Online. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 1. ["Scarlets hooker Darran Harris to join Rotherham"](http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Scarlets-hooker-Darran-Harris-join-Rotherham/story-26356442-detail/story.html). South Wales Evening Post. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 1. ["Injury breakthrough for Rotherham Titans"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160812182241/http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/sport/local-sport/injury-breakthrough-for-rotherham-titans-1-7659568). South Yorkshire Times. 6 January 2016. Archived from [the original](http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/sport/local-sport/injury-breakthrough-for-rotherham-titans-1-7659568) on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 1. Williams, Guy (17 September 2015). ["Rotherham Titans: Cornish Pirates clash could bring debut for Darran Harris"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160812181347/http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/sport/local-sport/rotherham-titans-cornish-pirates-clash-could-bring-debut-for-darran-harris-1-7466041). South Yorkshire Times. Archived from [the original](http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/sport/local-sport/rotherham-titans-cornish-pirates-clash-could-bring-debut-for-darran-harris-1-7466041) on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 1. Vizard, Katie (10 June 2016). ["Newport Gwent Dragons secure hooker Darran Harris"](https://dragonsrfc.wales/news/2016/june/newport-gwent-dragons-secure-hooker-darran-harris.html). Dragons. Retrieved 24 April 2023. 1. ["Dragons confirm quintet's departure"](https://www.planetrugby.com/dragons-confirm-quintets-departure). *PlanetRugby*. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2023. 1. ["Junior World Championship 2012: Wales U20 74-3 Samoa U20"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/18399513). *BBC Sport*. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2016. ## External links - [Dragons profile](http://www.newportgwentdragons.com/Teams/Player/Dragons/159643/darran-harris/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Darran Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darran_Harris) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darran_Harris?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.