Rhinos mourn the loss of legendary forward and Cup hero Mick Harrison

Leeds Rhinos are mourning one of their greatest forwards, Mick Harrison, who played in two famous Challenge Cup final victories in the 1970s.

- by Peter Smith

The Featherstone-born prop, who has died aged 79, was a Wembley winner when Leeds upset the odds against Widnes in 1977 and repeated the feat with a famous triumph over St Helens the following year. The victory against Widnes was the most emotional in the club's history, coming just two weeks after scrumhalf Chris Sanderson collapsed and died during Leeds' final fixture of the league season, at Salford.

The following year, the Loiners trailed 10-0 but hit back to win 14-12 in one of Wembley's greatest games. During eight seasons at Leeds, Harrison, who joined from Hull in 1974 for a £10,000 fee, played in five finals and was never on the losing side.