Ernest Harding (rugby union) explained

Ernest Harding
Full Name:Ernest Harold Harding
Birth Date:22 May 1899
Birth Place:Mile End, England
Death Place:Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Position:Back-row
Repyears1:1931
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Ernest Harold Harding (22 May 1899 – 25 December 1980) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

A back-row forward, Harding played his rugby for Devonport Services and the Royal Navy.[2]

Harding had to wait until he was 31 years-of-age to gain an England cap, due to his Navy duties often making him unavailable for selection. He made his only international appearance in a 1931 Five Nations match against Ireland at Twickenham, as wing-forward in an all new back row, along with Pop Dunkley and Peter Hordern.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: A Rugby Causerie . . 10 March 1923.
  2. News: Ireland Defeat England In Fast Game . Exeter and Plymouth Gazette . 16 February 1931.
  3. News: England's New Pack . . 14 February 1931.