Harry Bassi (born 26 November 1969) is a former Scottish rugby union player, normally playing at

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or Fullback.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

At the amateur level Bassi played for

Glasgow High Kelvinside Glasgow High Kelvinside , often abbreviated to GHK, is an amateur rugby union club in Glasgow, Scotland. They currently play in Scottish National League Division Two. History Glasgow High Kelvinside was formed in 1982 by the merger of Kelvins ...

. After GHK merged with Glasgow Academicals to form

Glasgow Hawks Glasgow Hawks is an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. They were Premiership Division One champions for three consecutive seasons from 2003–04 to 2005–06. History In Paris on 27 August 1995 a meeting of the International Rugby ...

Bassi continued to play for the Hawks team.

Provincial and professional career

His career spanned the amateur era and the professional era and Bassi represented Glasgow District at various levels before finally representing the professional Glasgow side, now

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. He represented Glasgow District's Schools while attending

Kelvinside Academy Kelvinside Academy is a private day school in Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1878. It has a capacity of over 600 pupils and spans two years of Nursery, six years of Junior School (primary school), a transition year of Senior Preparatory, and six ...

. He was selected for the Under-21 Glasgow District side. At the professional level Harry Bassi played for Glasgow twice against European opposition in season 1996-97. In the European Conference - now the European Challenge Cup - he played for Glasgow away against

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in a 62 - 38 victory; and he played for Glasgow at home against

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in a 9-29 defeat. As the Centre named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against Newbridge in the

European Challenge Cup The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception ...

- Bassi has the distinction of being given Glasgow Warrior No. 12 for the provincial side.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bassi, Harry 1969 births Living people People educated at Kelvinside Academy Scottish rugby union players Glasgow Warriors players Glasgow Hawks players Glasgow High Kelvinside RFC players Glasgow District (rugby union) players Rugby union fullbacks