Sam Smith (rugby league)

Samuel "Sam" Smith was an English World Cup winning 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, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Samuel Smith

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Smith
Born	1926 Hull
Died	24.10.1989 Hull
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1949–54 Hull Kingston Rovers 116 0 0 0 0 1954–64 Hunslet 282 1964 Doncaster 0 0 0 0 Total 398 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1953 Yorkshire 1 ≤1955–≥56 England 2 0 0 0 0 1954 Great Britain 4 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Career

Smith 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

Sam 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]

References

In-line

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. "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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. Ulyatt, 1983: 55
5. Ulyatt, 1983: 59
6. Ulyatt, 1983: 149
7. Ulyatt, 1983: 58
8. Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0

General

• Michael E. Ulyatt, ed. (1983). Hull Kingston Rovers: A centenary history 1883-1983. North Ferriby: Lockington Publishing Co. ISBN 9780905490243.

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