Education
In 1926 he attended Cambridge University and played for Cambridge in a varsity match.
In 1926 he attended Cambridge University and played for Cambridge in a varsity match.
An intelligent player, Harding played for several teams at club and international level Rowe retired from rugby at the age of 28 when he was called to the bar, and would later become a Circuit Court judge in 1953. Harding spent his later life connected with all manner of sports.
He was Welsh Rugby Union vice-president from 1953-1956, chairman and president of Glamorgan County Cricket Club, president of Swansea Lawn Tennis and Squash Rackets Club and patron of Cwmgors Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Harding was a published author of the rugby book, Rugby Reminiscences and Opinions which is noted for its forthright and blunt viewpoints on the issues affecting Welsh rugby at the time, for example, while addressing the Welsh Rugby Union in 1950 "The Rugby League is only an infant, but it wants strangling."
After playing his early career with Loughor, Harding was selected to play for Llanelli and his natural speed was utilised on the right wing.
After only eight games he was switched to the left to play outside Albert Jenkins. In his first game in his new position, in a game against Penarth, Harding was given three perfect passes and dropped all three.
After this performance he was dropped by Llanelli and transferred to Swansea. On 8 November Harding made his debut for Swansea against Cambridge University.
In 1926, while a student studying Law at Cambridge, he would play for Cambridge in four varsity matches, scoring tries in the 1926 and 1927 match, and captaining the university in 1927.
Rowe gained his first international cap against England on 20 January 1923, which Wales lost 7-3. He would gain 17 caps in total scoring five tries for his country. In 1924 Rowe was chosen to represent the British Isles on their Tour of South Africa.
Rowe was chosen to play in three tests.
International matches played
Wales
England 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928
France 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
Ireland 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
New Zealand 1924
Scotland 1923, 1927
British Isles
South Africa 1924
The reserve is called the and consists of a woodland and quarry face near Ilston village in the Gower. The site is open to the public and is noted for its flora and as a nesting site for kestrels.