Peter Smith (rugby league)
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Personal information
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| Full name | Peter Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July→September 1955 (age 61–62) Pontefract district |
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Playing information
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 21 May 2012
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Peter Smith (birth registered July→September 1955 (age 61–62)) birth registered in Pontefract district, is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Vice-captain) (Heritage № 518), and Scarborough Pirates (Captain), as a Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.
His grandson Morgan Smith plays for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.
Peter Smith won a cap for England while at Featherstone in 1980 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup against Australia (sub) (2 matches), in 1982 against Australia, in 1983 against France (sub) (2 matches), in 1984 against France (sub).
Peter Smith played Loose forward/Lock in Featherstone Rovers' 14–12 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1983 Challenge Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Wembley on Saturday 7 May 1983, in front of a crowd of 84,969.
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