Blair Harding

Blair Edward Harding[1] was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 1993.

Blair Harding
Personal information
Full nameBlair Edward Harding
Playing information
PositionCentre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19?? Hornby
19??–1998 Papanui Tigers
1994 Canterbury Country
1995 Christchurch City 9 4 0 0 16
1996 Canterbury Country 19 9 2 0 40
Total 28 13 2 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–1997 Canterbury
199? New Zealand Māori
1993 New Zealand

Playing career

Harding played for Papanui in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. He played for Canterbury in 1993, being part of the side that defeated Auckland to win the National Provincial Competition.[2] Harding was then selected by Howie Tamati to be part of the New Zealand national rugby league team squad that toured Great Britain and France that year.

In 1994 Papanui won the Canterbury Rugby League's Pat Smith Challenge Trophy. Harding also played for the Canterbury Country Cardinals in the new Lion Red Cup competition.[3]

In 1995 Harding moved across town to join the Christchurch City Shiners, Canterbury's other Lion Red Cup team. He also played for the New Zealand Māori side.[4][5][6]

Harding continued to represent Canterbury until 1997.[7] He played for the Papanui Tigers during the 1998 season.[8][9]

Death

Harding died on January 11, 2004, in Christchurch aged 32.[10]

References
  1. HARDING, Blair Edward 1993 - Kiwi #647 Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. Smith, Tony (30 May 2009). "Nothing better than bettering Auckland". The Press. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  3. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.110
  4. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.179
  5. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.100
  6. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 278–284. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
  7. Revamped backline for Canterbury The Press, 5 September 1997
  8. Sydenham fights in vain The Press, 3 August 1998
  9. Harding fires Papanui's revival The Press, 18 May 1998
  10. The Press, 12 September 2008
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