Len Smith (rugby league)
For other people named Leonard Smith, see Leonard Smith (disambiguation).
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Smith | |||||
| Nickname | Len | |||||
| Born | 29 January 1911 Leeds, England | |||||
| Died | 14 June 2000 (aged 89) Halifax, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1934–≥35 | Hunslet | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1935 | England | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Leonard "Len" Smith (29 January 1911[1] — 14 June 2000 (aged 89)) born in Leeds, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, playing 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, he died in Halifax.
Playing career
International honours
While at Hunslet, Len 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
Len Smith played Prop, and scored a try in Hunslet's 11-5 victory over Widnes in the 1934 Challenge Cup final during the 1933–34 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1934.[3]
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.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
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