Charles Smith

Personal information
Full name	Charles Herbert Smith
Born	13 February 1909 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	10 April 1976(1976-04-10) (aged 67) Dunedin, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	11 st 9 lb (74 kg; 163 lb)
Rugby union
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1931–36 Southern RFC Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1931–36 Otago 28 1933–34 South Island 1934 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1936 Streatham and Mitcham 1936–48 Halifax 318 62 0 0 186 Total 318 62 0 0 186 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1937 British Empire XIII 1
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Charles Herbert Smith (13 February 1909 – 10 April 1976) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for New Zealand (Heritage No. 406) (non-test matches), South Island and Otago (captain), and at club level for Southern RFC [1], as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13,^[3] switching codes in 1936. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for British Empire XIII, and at club level for Streatham and Mitcham and Halifax (Heritage No. 437), as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.

Playing career

International honours

Smith represented New Zealand (RU) in the 16–13 victory over New South Wales at Sydney on Monday 6 August 1934, and scored a try in the 35–3 victory over Newcastle at Newcastle, New South Wales on Wednesday 22 August 1934, but was not selected for the 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada, and represented British Empire XIII (RL) in 15–0 victory over France at Stade Buffalo, Paris on Monday 1 November 1937.

Inter-Island honours

Smith played for South Island in the match against North Island in the 1933 season, and as a replacement against North Island in 1934 season.^[3]

Ranfurly Shield appearances

Smith played for Otago in the defeats by Canterbury in the 1931 and 1933, and was captain in the 15–6 victory over Canterbury in 1935, and the three defences in 1936.^[3]

Club career

Smith made his début for Halifax on Saturday 5 December 1936, and made his last appearance on Saturday 25 December 1948.^[4]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Charles Smith played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Halifax's 2–9 defeat by Leeds in the 1940–41 Challenge Cup Final during the 1940–41 season at Odsal, Bradford, in front of a crowd of 28,500.^[5]

Honoured at Halifax

Smith is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee.^[4]