Samuel Harding (born 1 December 1980) is a

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footballer who plays at

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. He was born in Subiaco. In 2002, Harding won a cap with the

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against

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. Between 2002 and 2004, Harding played for the Highlanders and spent the following season with the

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where he won his first Super 12 competition. In September 2005, he moved to

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and then onto

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. 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. Sam Harding has a younger sister, Polly Harding from KIIS 1011 breakfast radio showJase and PJ http://www.jaseandpj.com.au

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