Whacker Smith
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Charles Albert "Whacker" Smith (18 July 1878 – 20 January 19401) was an English international rugby union player. Smith was the son of a corn porter and hailed from Gloucester. Known by the nickname "Whacker", Smith was a strongly built, red–haired wing three–quarter. He proved a consistent try scorer for his club Gloucester RFC, crossing over the line 142 times from 270 matches, in a career spanning 1897 to 1908. This included a record eight tries in a match against Clifton in the 1901-02 season. Smith gained a single England cap, appearing against Wales at Cardiff in 1901. A labourer by trade, Smith worked for a timber merchants. He died of influenza in 1940, aged 61.
Charles Albert "Whacker" Smith (18 July 1878 – 20 January 1940) was an English international rugby union player. Smith was the son of a corn porter and hailed from Gloucester. Known by the nickname "Whacker", Smith was a strongly built, red–haired wing three–quarter. He proved a consistent try scorer for his club Gloucester RFC, crossing over the line 142 times from 270 matches, in a career spanning 1897 to 1908. This included a record eight tries in a match against Clifton in the 1901-02 season. Smith gained a single England cap, appearing against Wales at Cardiff in 1901. A labourer by trade, Smith worked for a timber merchants. He died of influenza in 1940, aged 61.
See also
List of England national rugby union players
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