Gerald Gordon-Smith
England international rugby union player
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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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| Born | 12 February 1877 Southampton, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 1911 (aged 33) 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]