John_Smith_(rugby_union,_born_1926)

John Smith (rugby union, born 1926)

John Smith (rugby union, born 1926)

Rugby player

John Hartley Smith (27 July 1926 — 1 November 2006) was an Irish international rugby union player.

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Born in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Smith was educated at Methodist College Belfast and Queen's University Belfast, where he attained a medical degree. He played rugby for Collegians, London Irish, Queen's University RFC and Ulster.[1]

Smith won 12 Ireland caps as a prop, playing all matches in their title-winning 1951 Five Nations campaign.[1]

Married to a Canadian, Smith immigrated to Vancouver and held high-ranking positions in the British Columbia Ministry of Health, while remaining involved in rugby as an administrator.[2][3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Obits- John Hartley Smith - QUB". alumni.qub.ac.uk.
  2. [2]
    "Ireland rugby star to wed". Belfast Telegraph. 22 March 1954.
  3. [3]
    "Deaths". The Vancouver Sun. 4 November 2006. p. J7.
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