Frank Smith (rugby union)
Francis Bede Smith (28 February 1886 – 29 October 1954) was an Australian rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2] 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.
| Birth name | Francis Bede Smith[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1886 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New South Wales[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 October 1954 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wellington, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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He was a member of the Australian rugby union team, which won the gold medal.
References
- "Scrum.com player profile of Bede Smith". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- "Frank Smith". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
External links
- Frank Smith at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Frank Bede-Smith at Olympics.com
- Bede Smith at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Frank Bede-Smith at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 February 2007)
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