Teimana Harrison, the highly rated youngster in the playing roster of the Aviva Premiership side the Northampton Saints has made clear his decision to play for the English national team in the near future.
Originally hailing from Opitiki, a small village town in New Zealand, the 19 year old has his eyes firmly set on a berth in The Saxons squad after his breakthrough season for The Jimmies earned him plaudits from all sections of the game in England. The youngster broke into the first team of The Saints in the business end of the season after he impressed the management with his performance while playing for the Wanderers.
The teenager swapped his motherland to play for The Jimmies in the Aviva Premiership after the club captain Dylan Hartley recommended the player to recruitment and development manager Dusty Hare. The youngster had caught the eye of Hartley as he had seen him perform prior to the kick off of the Rugby World Cup in his homeland. And since his arrival, it was not only Hartley who was blown away by his performances but also the entire Northampton Saints management who saw him put up some powerful performances for the second side.
And now that he has made the breakthrough into the first team, Harrison is hoping to nail down a regular spot in the first 15 and knows that this will earn him a spot in The Saxons lineup in a year or so. And the Northampton Saints are also eager to hold on to him for a long time as it has been revealed by team boss Jim Mallinder that the club has already secured his services for this year.
Now that they have tied him up, it’s worth watching if The Jimmies turn him into a world class player.