Gerald Walter Gordon-Smith (12 February 1877 – 23 January 1911) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Gerald Walter Gordon-Smith | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 February 1877 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 January 1911 (aged 33) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Carbis Bay, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Southampton, Gordon-Smith picked up rugby union as a schoolboy at Chatham House College, Ramsgate, where he played as a halfback and centre. He was used at fullback in matches with Thanet Wanderers and it was in that position that he gained regular representative honours for Kent, including their championship-winning 1897 team.[2]
Gordon-Smith was capped for England as a centre in the 1900 Home Nations Championship and was their only three-quarter to feature in all three internationals. His try and drop goal helped England defeat Ireland in Richmond.[3]
Following two seasons with Blackheath, Gordon-Smith relocated to Cornwall to study at the Camborne School of Mines.[2]
Gordon-Smith became ill while working overseas and died in 1911, several months after returning to Cornwall.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Presentation". West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. 25 April 1901.
- ^ a b "Football Notes". Royal Cornwall Gazette. 15 December 1898.
- ^ a b "Death of Gordon Smith". The West Briton. 26 January 1911.
External links
edit- Gerald Gordon-Smith at ESPNscrum