Ross Smith (rugby union)
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Birth name | Ross Mervyn Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 April 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ashburton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 May 2001 | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Timaru Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Alan Robilliard (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ross Mervyn Smith (21 April 1929 – 2 May 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Smith represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was the first New Zealand player to score 100 first-class tries. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, a test against the touring Australian team in 1955. He later served as a selector for the Hawke's Bay (1973–75) and Nelson Bays (1976) unions.[1]
References[]
- ^ Luxford, Bob. "Ross Smith". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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