Ian Smales

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Ian Smales
Personal information
Full nameIan Smales
Born (1968-09-26) 26 September 1968 (age 53)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Stand-off, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–93 Featherstone Rovers 153+9 70 23 0 326
1993–97 Castleford Tigers 71+24 16 0 0 64
1998 Hunslet Hawks 22+4 6 1 0 26
Total 283 92 24 0 416
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1991 Yorkshire 1 1 0 0 4
1990 GB tour games 5+2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]

Ian Smales ((1968-09-26)26 September 1968) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and Yorkshire, and at club level for Lock Lane ARLFC [1], Featherstone Rovers, Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 706) and Hunslet Hawks, as a wing, centre, stand-off, second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 6, 11 or 12, or 13, consequently he was known as a Utility player.[2]

Playing career[]

International honours[]

Ian Smales was selected for Great Britain while at Featherstone Rovers for the 1990 Great Britain Lions tour, he played left-second-row, i.e number 11, in Great Britain's 22-10 victory over Kiwi Colts at Addington Showgrounds, Christchurch on Wednesday 13 June 1990, played right-second-row, i.e number 12, in the 10-18 defeat by Canterbury at , Huntly on Wednesday 20 June 1990, played left-second-row, i.e number 11, in the 20-32 defeat by Wellington at Porirua Park, Porirua on Wednesday 27 June 1990, and played hooker in the 24-0 victory over Taranaki at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth on Wednesday 4 July 1990.[2]

County honours[]

Ian Smales won a cap for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1991–92 season against Lancashire.

Division Two Premiership Final appearances[]

Ian Smales played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Featherstone Rovers' 20-16 victory over Workington Town in the Division Two Premiership Final during the 1992–93 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday 19 May 1993.[3]

County Cup Final appearances[]

Ian Smales played stand-off, in Featherstone Rovers' 14-20 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1989 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989.

Regal Trophy Final appearances[]

Ian Smales played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Castleford Tigers' 33-2 victory over Wigan in the 1993–94 Regal Trophy Final during the 1993–94 at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1994.[4]

Contemporaneous Article Extract[]

"Ian Smales Utility player. An English Schools international at loose forward, Smales signed for Featherstone Rovers from Lock Lane amateurs in April 1987. Can play centre, wing, stand-off, and in the back row of the pack, and this versatility earned him a place in the 1990 Lions touring team to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand." [5]

Outside of Rugby League[]

Ian Smales still attends Featherstone Rovers games, and now works as a Sport & Active Lifestyles’ Health & Fitness Officer, for Wakefield District Council. He is married to Keely Smales, and has a daughter; Alice Smales, and a son; Eli Smales.

Genealogical Information[]

Ian Smales is the son of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1970s and 1980s; Tommy Smales.

References[]

  1. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership". Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Wigan 2 - 33 Castleford". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ Merlin (1 August 1991). The Official Rugby league Collection (Card 36 of 160). Merlin. ISBN n/a

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