Blair Harding

Blair Harding

Personal information
Full name	Blair Edward Harding
Born	12 October 1970 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	11 January 2004(2004-01-11) (aged 33) Christchurch, New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Centre, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 19?? Hornby 19??–98 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 1993–97 Canterbury 199? New Zealand Māori 1993 New Zealand

Blair Edward Harding ^[1] was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand 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 national rugby league team squad that toured Great Britain and France that year.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 11 January 2004, in Christchurch aged 33. ^[10]

References

1. HARDING, Blair Edward 1993 - Kiwi #647 Archived 24 July 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 ^{[ dead link ]}The Press, 5 September 1997
8. Sydenham fights in vain ^{[ dead link ]}The Press, 3 August 1998
9. Harding fires Papanui's revival ^{[ dead link ]}The Press, 18 May 1998
10. The Press, 12 September 2008