Robert Echlin Smith (12 December 1870 — 2 February 1904) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Robert Echlin Smith | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 December 1870 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 February 1904 (aged 33) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Finchingfield, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Physician | ||||||||||||||||
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A Dublin-born physician, Smith played rugby for Lansdowne and debuted for Ireland in 1892, playing as a forward against England at Manchester, which remained his only international cap.[1]
Smith died in 1904 from injuries sustained when in an attempt to catch a pony he was kicked in the face.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rugby Matches". Manchester Courier. 6 February 1892.
- ^ "A Doctor Killed by a Pony". Westminster Gazette. 3 February 1904.
External links
edit- Robert Smith at ESPNscrum