John Sidney Smith (rugby union)
| Birth name | John Sidney Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Sidney Smith (1860 – unknown) was an English-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff Rugby Football Club and international rugby for Wales.
Rugby career
Smith came to note as a rugby player during the 1880–81 season when he joined first class club Cardiff. In the 1882–83 season he shared the role of club secretary with W. H. Treat, Smith at the time was articled to Cardiff's Town Clark.St. Helen's against England, Wales were again beaten, and Smith was not part of the next match, his position taken by Edward Alexander.
International matches played
Wales[2]
Bibliography
- Davies, D.E. (1975). Cardiff Rugby Club, History and Statistics 1876–1975. Risca: The Starling Press. ISBN 0-9504421-0-0.
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.