George Smith (rugby league, born 1930)
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| Born | 30 September 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 2014 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock / Prop / Second row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Smith (30 September 1930 – 23 January 2014) was an Australian rugby league player.
Smith was the son of a greyhound breeder and grew up in the Nambucca Valley.[1] He played some of his early rugby league for Glenreagh and gained his representative appearances while with Lithgow.[2]
A forward, Smith represented Australia in the 2nd Test against Great Britain at Lang Park in 1962, deputising injured lock Johnny Raper. He spent the 1963 season coaching Narrandera, then had two years as a prop/second rower with Manly Warringah, where he at times served as club captain.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tough footy player remembered". The Daily Telegraph. 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Men of League offer helping hand". The Daily Telegraph. 12 November 2010.
- ^ The Rugby League news., N.S.W. Rugby Football League – via Trove
- ^ "Late Changes For Manly R.L." The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1964.
External links
[edit]- George Smith at Rugby League Project
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- 1930 births
- 2014 deaths
- Australian rugby league players
- Australia national rugby league team players
- New South Wales rugby league team players
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from New South Wales
- People from the Mid North Coast