Stewart Henry Smith
Birth name | Stewart Henry Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 April 1855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 November 1896 | (aged 41)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Rhu, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stewart Smith (12 April 1855 – 29 November 1896) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a forward.[1]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
He played for Glasgow Academicals.
Provincial career[]
He was called up for the Glasgow District side for the 1877 provincial match against Edinburgh District on 1 December 1877 while still with Glasgow Academicals.[2]
He played for in their match against on 16 February 1878.
He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 1 March 1879.
International career[]
He was called up to the Scotland squad in 1877 and played Ireland at Belfast on 19 February.[3] He was also called up the following year for the England match at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on 4 March 1878.[4]
References[]
Categories:
- 1855 births
- 1896 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- History of rugby union in Scotland
- Glasgow District (rugby union) players
- Glasgow Academicals rugby union players
- Blues Trial players
- West of Scotland District (rugby union) players