Mark Smith (rugby league)
English rugby league footballer
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Mark Smith (born 18 August 1981) is an English former professional rugby league footballer. He was signed by Swinton after captaining Widnes in National League One. Primarily a hooker, he previously played in the Super League for the Wigan, with whom he won the 2002 Challenge Cup.
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| Born | 18 August 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 8 lb (86 kg) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Smith played for the Wigan Warriors from the interchange bench in the 2003 Super League Grand Final which was lost to the Bradford Bulls.
Smith was captain of the Widnes Vikings side since the retirement of Terry O'Connor in 2006. He has on very rare occasion spent time as a loose forward.[citation needed]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | |||||
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| Apps | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points | ||
| 1999 |  Wigan Warriors |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Totals: | 123 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| 2005 |  Widnes Vikings |
30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2006 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 105 | |
| 2007 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
| 2008 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | |
| 2010 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Totals: | 167 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 238 | |
| 2011 |  Swinton Lions |
25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals: | 77 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Totals: | 367 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 302 | |
