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Ross Smith (rugby union)

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Full name
  
Ross Mervyn Smith

Place of death
  
Auckland, New Zealand

Education
  
Timaru Boys' High School

Place of birth
  
Ashburton, New Zealand

Height
  
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Notable relative
  
Alan Robilliard (uncle)

Date of birth
  
(1929-04-21)21 April 1929

Date of death
  
2 May 2001(2001-05-02) (aged 72)

Died
  
2 May 2001, Auckland, New Zealand

Ross Mervyn Smith (21 April 1929 – 2 May 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Smith represented Canterbury 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 Hawke's Bay (1973–75) and Nelson Bays (1976) unions.

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Ross Smith (rugby union) Wikipedia