Len Smith (rugby league)
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Full name | Leonard Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 January 1911 Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 June 2000 Halifax, England | (aged 89)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonard Smith (29 January 1911[3] – 14 June 2000) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Hunslet, as a prop, or hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Background
[edit]Len Smith was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 89 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]While at Hunslet, Smith played hooker, and scored 2 tries in England's 15-15 draw with France at Stade de Paris on Thursday 28 March 1935 in front of a 20,000 crowd.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
[edit]Smith played prop, and scored a try in Hunslet's 11-5 victory over Widnes in the 1933–34 Challenge Cup Final during the 1933–34 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1934.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ John Huxley (1992). "The Rugby League Challenge Cup [Page-68…70]". Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-511-5