Herbert Smith (rugby league)

Herbert Smith
Personal information
Full name Herbert Smith
Playing information
Position Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1926–≥27 Bradford Northern
≤1927–≥27 Halifax
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927 England 1 0 0 0 0
1926–27 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0

Herbert Smith was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Bradford Northern, and Halifax, as a hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.

International honours

Herbert Smith won a cap for England while at Halifax in 1927 against Wales,[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Bradford in 1926-27 against New Zealand (2 matches).[2]

Note

There was a Herbert Smith who won the 1947 Challenge Cup with Bradford Northern, they are unlikely to be the same person, but they may be related.

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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