Robert Smith (rugby union, born 1870)

Robert Echlin Smith (12 December 1870 — 2 February 1904) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Robert Smith

Full name	Robert Echlin Smith
Date of birth	(1870-12-12)12 December 1870
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	2 February 1904(1904-02-02) (aged 33)
Place of death	Finchingfield, Essex, England
Occupation(s)	Physician
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1892 Ireland 1 (0)

A Dublin-born physician, Smith played rugby for Lansdowne and debuted for Ireland in 1892, playing as a forward against England at Manchester, which remained his only international cap.^[1]

Smith died in 1904 from injuries sustained when in an attempt to catch a pony he was kicked in the face.^[2]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players