Gordon Smith (rugby league)

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Gordon Smith
Personal information
Full nameGordon James Smith [1]
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Waro-rakau
1982–88 Hull Kingston Rovers 1772515102
Waro-rakau
Halswell
Total1772515102
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
West Coast
South Island
1979–83 New Zealand 14124051
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
Halswell
Source: [2] [3]

Gordon Smith is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. [2]

Playing career

From the Waro-rakau club in the West Coast Rugby League competition, Smith represented both the West Coast and the South Island before being selected to play for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1979. Smith would play in 14 Test matches between 1979 and 1983.[ citation needed ]

In 1982 Smith signed with Hull Kingston Rovers in the English competition and remained with the club until 1988, scoring 80 points for the club.[ citation needed ]

Gordon Smith was a First Division Championship winner with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1983–84 season and the 1984–85 season.[ citation needed ]

Gordon Smith was an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 14–15 defeat by Castleford in the 1984 Challenge Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 3 May 1986, in front of a crowd of 82,134.[ citation needed ]

Gordon Smith played stand-off in Hull Kingston Rovers' 22-18 victory over Castleford in the 1985 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Sunday 27 October 1985.[ citation needed ]

Gordon Smith played stand-off in Hull Kingston Rovers' 8-11 defeat by Wigan in the 1985–86 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1985–86 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 11 January 1986. [4]

Smith rejoined Waro-rakau in the West Coast competition before moving to the Canterbury Rugby League in 1990, becoming the player-coach of Halswell. [5]

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References

  1. SMITH, Gordon James - 1979 - 80, 1982 - 83 Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "1985–1986 John Player Special Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. Lion Red 1988 Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1988. p.p.168-172