Sam Smith (rugby league) explained

Sam Smith
Fullname:Samuel Smith
Birth Date:1926
Birth Place:Kingston upon Hull, England
Death Place:Kingston upon Hull, England
Year1start:1949
Year1end:54
Appearances1:116
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Club2:Hunslet
Year2start:1954
Year2end:64
Appearances2:282
Club3:Doncaster RLFC
Year3start:1964
Tries3:0
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:0
Teama:Yorkshire
Yearastart:1953
Appearancesa:1
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:≤1955
Yearbend:≥56
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Teamc:Great Britain
Yearcstart:1954
Appearancesc:4
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:7 May 2009
Source:[1] [2] [3] [4]

Samuel Smith (1926–1989) was an English World Cup winning semi professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers and Hunslet, as a .[1]

Career

Smith signed on with Hull Kingston Rovers for the 1949–50 season.[5]

During the 1952–53 season Smith was an ever-present, playing in every match alongside Arthur Palframan.[6] That season, Smith represented Yorkshire against Lancashire.[6]

In 1954, Smith was transferred from Hull Kingston Rovers to Hunslet.[7] Sam appeared 282 times during his ten seasons with Hunlet before moving to Doncaster.

International honours

Sam Smith won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1955 against Other Nationalities, in 1956 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, New Zealand, and France. (World Cup 1954, 4 caps).[3]

Sam Smith played in all four of Great Britain's inaugural 1954 Rugby League World Cup matches, including Great Britain’s 16–12 victory over France in the 1954 World Cup final at Parc des Princes, Paris on 13 November 1954.

Sam Smith also represented Great Britain while at Hunslet between 1954 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[8]

Death

Smith died in October 1989, aged 63.[9]

References

General

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208064255/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Smith&submit=Go&c=England. 8 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173434/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Smith&submit=Go&c=GB. 31 March 2018.
  4. [#Ulyatt1983|Ulyatt, 1983]
  5. [#Ulyatt1983|Ulyatt, 1983]
  6. [#Ulyatt1983|Ulyatt, 1983]
  7. [#Ulyatt1983|Ulyatt, 1983]
  8. Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing.
  9. News: R.L. world mourns for Smith . Hull Daily Mail . 28 October 1989 . 37 . . subscription.