John Smith (rugby union, born 1926)
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John Hartley Smith (27 July 1926 — 1 November 2006) was an Irish international rugby union player.
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Full name | John Hartley Smith | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1926-07-27)27 July 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dungannon, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1 November 2006(2006-11-01) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
School | Methodist College Belfast | ||||||||||||||||
University | Queen's University Belfast | ||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Doctor | ||||||||||||||||
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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]