Sam Harding (rugby union)

Sam Harding

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Harding
Date of birth	(1980-12-01) 1 December 1980
Place of birth	Subiaco, Australia
Height
Weight	104 kg (229 lb)
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) 2004–2005 2005–2007 Crusaders Northampton
Representative teams
2002 New Zealand 1 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Samuel Harding (born 1 December 1980) is a rugby union footballer who plays at flanker. He was born in Subiaco.

In 2002, Harding won a cap with the All Blacks against Fiji.

Between 2002 to 2004, Harding played for the Highlanders and spent the following season with the Crusaders where he won his first Super 12 competition. In September 2005, he moved to Northampton Saints and then onto Ulster. He commenced his retirement from the game in 2007 with a one-year stint in Italy at Rugby Viadana and then played his final season in Seville, Spain.