Frank Smith (rugby union)

Frank Smith

Birth name	Francis Bede Smith[1]
Date of birth	28 February 1886
Place of birth	Wellington, New South Wales[1]
Date of death	29 October 1954(1954-10-29) (aged 68)
Place of death	Wellington, New South Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre[1] International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1905–07[1] Australia 4[1] (0[1])
Medal record Men's rugby union Representing  Australasia Olympic Games 1908 London Team competition

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.

He was a member of the Australian rugby union team, which won the gold medal.

See also

• Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics

References

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)