Steve Smith (Irish rugby player)
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Stephen James Smith is a former Ireland
international rugby union
player. He played as a hooker.
Smith had 25 caps for Ireland, from 1988 to 1993, scoring 2 tries, 8 points in aggregate. He was selected for the 1991 Rugby World Cup
, playing three games and was a replacement called out for the inaugural World Cup in New Zealand/Australia in 1987.
He played for 5 seasons at the Five Nations
, in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993.
In 1988 represented the Barbarians against the touring Wallabies at Cardiff making his full debut for Ireland in the same year.
In 1989 he toured Australia with the British and Irish Lions
and in the same year represented an International Touring XV as part of the South African Rugby Union centenary celebrations.Also in 1989 represented the Home Nations against France in Paris as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of the French Revolution. At the time played club rugby for allymena R.F.C. whom he represented from 1978 to 1993 and his province Ulster debut in 1981.
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. He played as a hooker.
Smith had 25 caps for Ireland, from 1988 to 1993, scoring 2 tries, 8 points in aggregate. He was selected for the 1991 Rugby World Cup
1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France; at that time, the five European countries that participated in the Five Nations Championship making it the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the...
, playing three games and was a replacement called out for the inaugural World Cup in New Zealand/Australia in 1987.
He played for 5 seasons at the Five Nations
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
, in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993.
In 1988 represented the Barbarians against the touring Wallabies at Cardiff making his full debut for Ireland in the same year.
In 1989 he toured Australia with the British and Irish Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
and in the same year represented an International Touring XV as part of the South African Rugby Union centenary celebrations.Also in 1989 represented the Home Nations against France in Paris as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of the French Revolution. At the time played club rugby for allymena R.F.C. whom he represented from 1978 to 1993 and his province Ulster debut in 1981.