Career
Harding was an all-round sportsman and also captained Newport Hockey Club in their very first season. Harding was one of the first Newport players and was given the captaincy of the club in the 1887/88 and the 1888/89 season. During the 1888 Harding twice faced the first overseas touring team the New Zealand Māoris.
The first occasion was also Harding"s first cap for Wales, when under the captaincy of Frank Hill, the Welsh team beat the tourists five points to nil.
Four days later, on 26 December, Harding led his Newport team against the Māori"s, but without star player and Welsh legend Arthur Gould, Newport"s supporters were not optimistic of success. In 1889, Harding was selected to represent Wales twice as part of the Home Nations Championship.
Wales lost both games of the tournament against Scotland and Ireland, and Harding was not chosen to represent his country again. International matches played
Wales (rugby union)
Ireland 1889
Māori 1888
Scotland 1889.