Reg Smith (rugby union)

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Reg Smith
Full nameReginald Allan Smith
Date of birth (1948-01-13) 13 January 1948 (age 75)
Place of birth Wauchope, NSW, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1971–76 Australia 22 (4)

Reginald Allan Smith (born 13 January 1948) is an Australian former rugby union international. [1]

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Born in Wauchope, New South Wales, Smith is the son of a dairy farmer and became a rugby player during his time at Hawkesbury Agricultural College. He was a New South Wales Country representative in 1969 and the following year made his debut for the state team. After moving to Sydney in 1971, he began playing first-grade for Northern Suburbs. [2]

Smith gained his first Wallabies call up against the 1971 touring Springboks, having impressed in a tour match for a Sydney representative side. Playing mostly as a lock, he was capped 22 times for the Wallabies between 1971 and 1976, which included a run of 14 consecutive Test matches. He was named vice captain for the 1975–76 tour of Britain and the United States and stood in as captain in the tour match against South West Counties at Exeter. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Former Wallaby Reg Smith recalls the 1971 Australia v South Africa Test in Brisbane". Courier-Mail . 7 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Reginald Alan Smith". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. "Price and Loane back on Saturday". The Canberra Times . 24 December 1975. p. 12 via National Library of Australia.