John Smith (rugby union, born 1926)
| Full name | John Hartley Smith | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 July 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dungannon, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 November 2006 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Methodist College Belfast | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Queen's University Belfast | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Doctor | ||||||||||||||||
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John Hartley Smith (27 July 1926 — 1 November 2006) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Smith was educated at Methodist College Belfast and Queen's University Belfast, where he attained a medical degree. He played rugby for Collegians, London Irish, Queen's University RFC and Ulster.[1]
Smith won 12 Ireland caps as a prop, playing all matches in their title-winning 1951 Five Nations campaign.[1]
Married to a Canadian, Smith immigrated to Vancouver and held high-ranking positions in the British Columbia Ministry of Health, while remaining involved in rugby as an administrator.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obits- John Hartley Smith - QUB". alumni.qub.ac.uk.
- ^ "Ireland rugby star to wed". Belfast Telegraph. 22 March 1954.
- ^ "Deaths". The Vancouver Sun. 4 November 2006. p. J7.
External links
[edit]- John Smith at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2006 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Sportspeople from Dungannon
- Rugby union players from County Tyrone
- Collegians (Belfast) rugby union players
- London Irish players
- Queen's University RFC players
- Ulster Rugby players
- People educated at Methodist College Belfast
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Emigrants from Northern Ireland to Canada