Harding played for Papanui in the
Canterbury Rugby League competition. He played for
Canterbury in 1993, being part of the side that defeated Auckland to win the
National Provincial Competition. Harding was then selected by
Howie Tamati to be part of the
New Zealand national rugby league team squad that toured Great Britain and France that year. In 1994 Papanui won the
Canterbury Rugby League's Pat Smith Challenge Trophy. Harding also played for the
Canterbury Country Cardinals in the new
Lion Red Cup competition. In 1995 Harding moved across town to join the
Christchurch City Shiners, Canterbury's other Lion Red Cup team. He also played for the
New Zealand Māori side. He played for the Papanui Tigers during the 1998 season. ==Death==