Ernest Harding (rugby union)

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

Ernest Harding

Full name	Ernest Harold Harding
Date of birth	(1899-05-22)22 May 1899
Place of birth	Mile End, England
Date of death	25 December 1980(1980-12-25) (aged 81)
Place of death	Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back-row International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1931 England 1 (0)

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]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players