William Smith (rugby player)

William Smith
Full name William Ernest Smith
Date of birth (1881-03-09)9 March 1881
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Date of death 25 May 1945(1945-05-25) (aged 64)
Place of death Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
School Nelson College
Occupation(s) Accountant[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position First five-eighth
New Zealand No. 138
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1900–08 Nelson
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1905  New Zealand 1 (0)

William Ernest Smith (9 March 1881 – 25 May 1945) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at Nelson College where he was a member of the 1st XV in 1997.[2] A first five-eighth, Smith represented Nelson at a provincial level, and played only one match for the national side, the All Blacks, in 1905,[3] an international against Australia in Dunedin.[2]

Smith served in the Canterbury Infantry Battalion in World War I and was wounded at Gallipoli.[4][5] He died in Wellington in 1945 and was buried in the soldiers' section of Karori Cemetery.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, William Ernest. Burial record, Cemeteries database, Wellington City Council. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland: Moa Publications. p. 151. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.
  3. ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "William Smith". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Smith, Ernest William, World War I, 1914–1918. Cenotaph Database, Auckland War Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Roll of Honour.". Evening Post. 26 May 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 17 July 2013.


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