| Harry Rea | |
| Full Name: | Harold Halliday Rea |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation: | Professor of medicine |
| School: | Belfast Royal Academy |
| University: | University of Edinburgh |
| Position: | Centre |
| Repyears1: | 1967–69 |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Harold Halliday Rea (born 18 March 1946) is an academic and former Ireland international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Belfast, Rea was educated at Belfast Royal Academy, where he followed his brothers John and Richard in captaining the first XV.[2] He led the school to the 1964 Ulster Schools' Cup title (shared with Campbell College).[3]
Rea played his senior rugby with Edinburgh University, North of Ireland, London Irish and Ulster, while winning two Ireland caps as a centre. He made his debut in Ireland's 1967 win over the touring Wallabies and played a 1969 Five Nations match against France, both at Lansdowne Road.[4]
Rea moved to New Zealand in 1974 to take over an Auckland medical practice. He became a professor of medicine.[5]