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,[5] as a hooker.[1]
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| Full name | Samuel Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1926 Kingston upon Hull, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 October 1989 (aged 62–63) Kingston upon Hull, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editSmith signed on with Hull Kingston Rovers for the 1949–50 season.[4]
During the 1952–53 season Smith was an ever-present, playing in every match alongside Arthur Palframan.[7] That season, Smith represented Yorkshire against Lancashire.[7]
In 1954, Smith was transferred from Hull Kingston Rovers to Hunslet.[5] Sam appeared 282 times during his ten seasons with Hunlet before moving to Doncaster.
International honours
editSam 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 hooker 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
editSmith died in October 1989, aged 63.[9]
References
editIn-line
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Ulyatt, 1983: 55
- ^ a b c Ulyatt, 1983: 59
- ^ Ulyatt, 1983: 149
- ^ a b Ulyatt, 1983: 58
- ^ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
- ^ "R.L. world mourns for Smith". Hull Daily Mail. 28 October 1989. p. 37 – via British Newspaper Archive.
General
edit- Michael E. Ulyatt, ed. (1983). Hull Kingston Rovers: A centenary history 1883-1983. North Ferriby: Lockington Publishing Co. ISBN 9780905490243.