Arthur Harding
| Birth name | Arthur Flowers Harding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 August 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Market Rasen, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 May 1947 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christ College, Brecon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Flowers Harding (8 August 1878 – 15 May 1947) was an English-born international rugby union player who played for and captained the Wales national team. Often called 'Boxer' Harding, he was a member of the Wales team for the famous Match of the Century, who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks in a game considered one of the greatest in the history of rugby union. He played club rugby for Cardiff and London Welsh and county rugby for Middlesex.