| John Smith | |
| Full Name: | John Hartley Smith |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Dungannon, Northern Ireland |
| Death Place: | Vancouver, Canada |
| Occupation: | Doctor |
| School: | Methodist College Belfast |
| University: | Queen's University Belfast |
| Position: | Prop |
| Repyears1: | 1951–54 |
| Repcaps1: | 12 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
John Hartley Smith (27 July 1926 — 1 November 2006) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Smith was educated at Methodist College Belfast and Queen's University Belfast, where he attained a medical degree. He played rugby for Collegians, London Irish, Queen's University RFC and Ulster.[1]
Smith won 12 Ireland caps as a prop, playing all matches in their title-winning 1951 Five Nations campaign.[1]
Married to a Canadian, Smith immigrated to Vancouver and held high-ranking positions in the British Columbia Ministry of Health, while remaining involved in rugby as an administrator.[2] [3]