Alan Smith (rugby league, born 1944)
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| Full name | Montagu(e) Alan Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1944 Overton, Wakefield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Montagu(e) Alan Smith (born 8 February 1944) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Leeds,[4] as a wing.[1]
Background
Alan Smith was born in
Playing career
International honours
Alan Smith won caps for England while at Leeds in 1968 against Wales, in 1970 against Wales, and France, in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against Australia,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1970 against Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against Australia (2 matches), in 1971 against France (2 matches), and in 1973 against Australia.[3]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Alan Smith played on the
on Saturday 7 May 1977, in front of a crowd of 80,871.County Cup Final appearances
Alan Smith played on the
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances
Alan Smith played on the
on Tuesday 15 December 1970.Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances
Alan Smith played on the
on Saturday 24 March 1973.References
- ^ 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 8 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Profile at therhinos.co.uk". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
- Image "Paul Litton – Paul Litten dashes between two Leeds defenders at Odsal Stadium - Date: 13/12/1969" at rlhp.co.uk
- Image "Syd Hynes Looks For A Pass - Leeds' Syd Hynes looks to send Alan Smith away as Peter Small covers for Bradford. - Date: 22/10/1972" at rlhp.co.uk
- Rugby Cup Final 1968 at britishpathe.com
