Rugby player
Birth name | Stewart Henry Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1855-04-12)12 April 1855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 November 1896(1896-11-29) (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Rhu, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stewart Smith (12 April 1855 – 29 November 1896) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a forward.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Smith played for Glasgow Academicals.
Provincial career
Smith was called up for the Glasgow District side for the 1877 provincial match against Edinburgh District on 1 December 1877 while still with Glasgow Academicals.
Smith played for Blues Trial in their match against Whites Trial on 16 February 1878.
Smith played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 1 March 1879.
International career
Smith was called up to the Scotland squad in 1877 and played Ireland at Belfast on 19 February. He was also called up the following year for the England match at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on 4 March 1878.
References
- "Stewart Smith - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Ireland v Scotland at Belfast". ESPN scrum.
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - England v Scotland at The Oval". ESPN scrum.
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