Ross Smith | |
Birth Name: | Ross Mervyn Smith |
Birth Date: | 21 April 1929 |
Birth Place: | Ashburton, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
Weight: | 79kg (174lb) |
Repyears1: | 1955 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1948–60 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 137 |
Ru Provincepoints1: | 279 |
Relatives: | Alan Robilliard (uncle) |
School: | Timaru Boys' High School |
Ross Mervyn Smith (21 April 1929 – 2 May 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Smith represented at a provincial level, and was the first New Zealand player to score 100 first-class tries. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, a test against the touring Australian team in 1955. He later served as a selector for the (1973–75) and Nelson Bays (1976) unions.[1]