Mike Smith (rugby league)

Not to be confused with the rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s for Hull, Michael "Mike" Smith
Not to be confused with the rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s for Featherstone Rovers, Michael "Mick" Smith
Not to be confused with the rugby league footballer of the 1980s for Penrith Panthers, Canberra Raiders, and Blackpool Borough, Mike Smith
Not to be confused with the rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s for New Zealand, Canterbury Bulldogs, Castleford Tigers, Hull, Castleford Tigers, and Hull Kingston Rovers, Michael Smith
Michael Smith
Personal information
Full name Michael Smith
Nickname Mike
Born Hull, England
Playing information
Position Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1974–91 Hull Kingston Rovers 489 140 2 3 493
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1980–81 England 5 0 0 0 0
1979–84 Great Britain 11 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Michael "Mike" Smith is an English rigger, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, as a Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 6.

Club career

Smith spent his entire professional career with Hull Kingston Rovers. He is the club's appearance record holder, having played 489 games between 1974 and 1991.[1]

International honours

Mike Smith won caps for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1980 against Wales, and France, in 1981 against France, and Wales (2 matches),[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1979 against New Zealand (3 matches), in 1980 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1981 against France (2 matches), in 1982 against Australia (2 matches), and in 1984 against France (sub), and New Zealand.[3]

In addition to the above Test Matches, Mike Smith played Centre, i.e. number 4 in Great Britain’s 7-8 defeat by France in the friendly at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, Venice on Saturday 31 July 1982.

Testimonial match

Mike Smith's Testimonial match at Hull Kingston Rovers took place in 1986.

References

  1. ↑ "Roger Millward: Hull KR's greatest ever team would walk Super League". Hull Daily Mail. Local World. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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