Frank Smith (rugby union)

For other people named Frank Smith, see Frank Smith (disambiguation).
Frank Smith
Full name Francis Bede Smith[1]
Date of birth 28 February 1886
Place of birth Wellington, New South Wales [1]
Date of death 29 October 1954(1954-10-29) (aged 68)
Place of death Wellington, New South Wales
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position centre[1]
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1905–07[1] Australia 4[1] 0[1]
Olympic medal record
Men's Rugby union
1908 London Team competition

Francis Bede "Frank" Smith (28 February 1886 29 October 1954) was an Australian rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Smith, a centre, was born in Wellington, New South Wales and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia. His debut game was against New Zealand, at Dunedin, on 2 September 1905.

He was a member of the Australian rugby union team, which won the gold medal.

1908 Olympic Gold Final Wallabies v Cornwall.
Bede-Smith middle row 4th from left, with the 1908 Wallaby tour squad

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Scrum.com player profile of Bede Smith". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
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