Mark Smith (rugby league)
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| Born | 18 August 1981 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 8 lb (86 kg) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Smith (born 18 August 1981) is an English former professional rugby league footballer. He was signed by Swinton after captaining Widnes in National League One. Primarily a hooker, he previously played in the Super League for the Wigan, with whom he won the 2002 Challenge Cup.
Career
Smith played for the Wigan Warriors from the interchange bench in the 2003 Super League Grand Final which was lost to the Bradford Bulls.
Smith was captain of the Widnes Vikings side since the retirement of Terry O'Connor in 2006. He has on very rare occasion spent time as a loose forward.[citation needed]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | |||||
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| Apps | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | ||
| Wigan | 1999 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wigan | 2000 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Wigan | 2001 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wigan | 2002 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Wigan | 2003 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wigan | 2004 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Widnes | 2005 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Widnes | 2006 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 105 |
| Widnes | 2007 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Widnes | 2008 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Widnes | 2009 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Widnes | 2010 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Swinton | 2011 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Swinton | 2012 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swinton | 2013 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
References
- ^ "RLFANS.COM Super League Statistics". web page. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Cherryandwhite
- ^ Rugby League Project
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mark Smith (rugby league).
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at Widnes Vikings profile
- [permanent dead link] ĎŔƑ "My life in rugby league: Mark Smith" interview at TotalRL.com