Mark Harding (rugby union)
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Full nameMark Anthony Harding
Date of birth28 December 1955
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
Date of death26 September 2024 (aged 68)
| Full name | Mark Anthony Harding | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 December 1955 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 September 2024 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
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Mark Anthony Harding (28 December 1955 – 26 September 2024) was an Australian rugby union international.[1]
Harding was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand. He attended Christchurch Boys' High School, captaining the school's 1st XV in 1973. Before relocating to Australia in 1980, he was a New Zealand rugby representative at underage level, as well as a member of the New Zealand national water polo team.[2]
A prop, Harding played for Sydney clubs St. George and Port Hacking. He earned a Wallabies call up for the 1983 tour of Europe and was capped in a Test against Italy at Rovigo, as part of an inexperienced front row.[3]