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Zoe Eloise Harrison (born 14 April 1998) is an English rugby player who plays for the
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and
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at club level. She made her international debut for England in 2017 and was offered a full-time contract for the national side in 2019.


International career

Harrison first played for the England women's national rugby team in 2017, when she made three appearances in the autumn internationals. Her first game was against Canada: England won 79-5. She was awarded a full-time England contract in January 2019. The same year, she played in all five games of the
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s and started the final three games as England won the
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. Also in 2019, Harrison made appearances in all of England's Super Series matches in San Diego. In 2020, she played each of the side's 2020 Women's Six Nations matches. On 1 April 2021 it was announced that Harrison was omitted from the England team for their
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opening game against Italy Women due to a breach of
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regulations. Harrison had forgotten to sign in to the COVID-19 app used to monitor the team and staff's well-being three times; England head coach Simon Middleton confirmed there would be no carry-over in the punishment. She returned in April 2021 to play England's post-Six Nations friendly test against France. The game ended after 62 minutes due to floodlight failure, but England were declared the winners with 17 points against France's 15. She was named in the England squad for the delayed
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held in New Zealand in October and November 2022. On 17 March 2025, she was called up into the
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side for the
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.


Club career

Harrison made her senior rugby debut during the 2016-17 season with Saracens Women, where she was then named players’ player of the year. She started both the 2018 and 2019 Tyrrells
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finals for Saracens, scoring two tries in the 2019 final in an 18-point individual haul to help the club win back-to-back titles. In 2020, she signed a new deal with Saracens, where she continues to play.


Early life and education

Harrison started playing rugby at five years old at
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. Her father, John, represented Wales at schoolboys' level rugby and her brother, Alex, has played for Wasps reserves. Despite suffering bullying from other students she continued to play rugby throughout her teens. At 14, she was drafted into the England Women talent development group. She moved to Welwyn to play U15s and U16s rugby and has played for Hertfordshire County and South East at this level. She went on to represent England in the European U18s 7s Championships, which the team won, and to play for the England U20s team. She attended
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and achieved a qualification in Sports Rehabilitation and Exercise and previously studied at
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on the AASE Girls Rugby Programme. Harrison is currently an ambassador for Umbro.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Zoe 1998 births Living people England women's international rugby union players English female rugby union players Rugby union players from Hertfordshire Sportspeople from Tring Alumni of Hartpury College Alumni of Middlesex University Rugby union fly-halves Saracens Women rugby players English people of Welsh descent 21st-century English sportswomen