Huia Harding

Huia Harding
Date of birth (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 – present Waikato 24 (25)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2018–  New Zealand

Huia Harding (born 12 July 1993) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.

Harding joined the Black Ferns Sevens in 2018, she was one of three newly contracted players that year.[1][2] She featured at the 2018 Japan Women's Sevens.

Harding was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2018–19 Sevens Series.[3]

In 2019, Harding scored a brace of tries in their 48–0 win against Japan at the Dubai Sevens.[4][5] She later appeared at the 2019 South Africa Sevens in Cape Town.[6]

Harding is a qualified lawyer and has represented Waikato in sevens and fifteens.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Four Aucklanders named in Black Fern Sevens contracted squad". www.aucklandrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Blacks Ferns Sevens contracted squad named (NZ Rugby News)". www.taniwha.co.nz. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ^ Perry, James (11 October 2018). "Black Ferns Sevens named for series opener". Māori Television. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Six teams victorious as world's best put on a show in Dubai". www.women.rugby. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. ^ "All Blacks Sevens, Black Ferns Sevens get off to stellar start with dominant wins in Dubai". 1 News. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Black Ferns Sevens excited for Cape Town debut". RUGBY HEARTLAND. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022.