Education
Monmouth School.
Monmouth School.
Harding first played rugby for Newport in 1877 during the founding years of the club His first international cap for Wales was also the very first international game in which Wales had competed. Played at Blackheath in 1881, the Welsh team were humiliated in a crushing defeat to a far more organised and prepared English team
Harding was reselected for the very next Welsh game, one of only four players to keep their place, the others being Charlie Newman, Frank Purdon and William David Phillips.
Harding played in the next two matches for Wales, a second loss to England, and the first ever game against Scotland, which also ended in a loss. Harding"s brother Theo also played for Newport and also represented Wales at international level
International matches played
Wales (rugby union)
England 1881, 1882
Ireland 1882
Scotland 1883.
Harding was a member of the very first Wales international team that faced England in 1881.
