Blair Harding

Blair Harding
Personal information
Full name Blair Edward Harding
Playing information
Position Centre, 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

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

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 Kiwis 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] Harding however continued to play for the Papanui Tigers during the 1998 season.[8][9]

Later years

Harding died in the mid-2000s.[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. ↑ Canterbury trampled over Auckland The Press, 12 September 2008
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