Lee Smith (rugby league)

Lee Smith

Personal information
Born	(1986-08-08) 8 August 1986 (age 30) Morley, West Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	16 st 10 lb (106 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Fullback, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–09 Leeds Rhinos 105 52 25 1 259 2010–12 Leeds Rhinos 54 19 12 0 100 2012–13 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 35 17 64 2 198 2015 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 6 6 15 1 55 2016 Leigh Centurions 23 12 36 0 120 2017– Bradford Bulls 5 2 0 0 8 Total 228 108 152 4 740 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–09 England 8 7 1 0 30
Rugby union
Position	Outside centre, Fullback, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–10 London Wasps 2 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Newcastle Falcons 10 4 3 0 28 Total 12 4 3 0 28
As of 25 June 2017 Source: SL Stats

Lee Smith is an English rugby league and rugby union player who is currently plays for the Bradford Bulls. He has previously played rugby union with the London Wasps and the Newcastle Falcons, and played rugby league for Leeds and Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.

Smith attended Bruntcliffe High School in Morley, Leeds. He joined Leeds academy as a teenager and was named Senior Academy Player of the Year in 2003, with the team winning their Grand Final. Smith represented England at U17 and U18 level.

Smith broke into the Leeds first team in 2005 but still captained the Senior Academy team to Grand Final success in 2006 against Hull. Smith made his debut for the Leeds Rhinos first team on 28 March 2005 against Wakefield Trinity. He went on to make 10 appearances in his first season, scoring an impressive 8 tries.

Smith further established himself as a first team player in 2006, making 21 appearances and scoring 9 tries.

He was selected in 2006, along with six of his Leeds team mates, to represent England in the Federation Shield tournament. He scored a try in the opening match against France & then scored a last minute try in England's second game against Tonga. He also came off the bench in the third game against Samoa. He then played in the final as England completed their unbeaten tournament with a 32-14 win, again over Tonga.

In 2007 Smith made 21 appearances and scored 8 tries. Most notably the Leeds fourth of five tries in the 33-6 Grand Final victory over St Helens.

He played in 2008 World Club Challenge on 29 February at Elland Road in which Leeds beat Melbourne Storm 11-4. The 2008 season was arguably Smith's best to date, making 25 appearances and scoring a joint career best 13 tries. Leeds again defeated St Helens to win the Grand Final, 24-16. Smith had to deputise at full-back after Brent Webb was ruled out after suffering a recurrence of a back injury sustained earlier in the season. Smith scored Leeds' opening try, making it the second year in a row he had scored in the Grand Final. He was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy (Man of the Match).