Thomas Johnson-Smyth

Thomas Roger Johnson-Smyth (12 June 1857 — 5 February 1900) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Thomas Johnson-Smyth

Full name	Thomas Roger Johnson-Smyth
Date of birth	(1857-06-12)12 June 1857
Place of birth	Lisburn, Ireland
Date of death	5 February 1900(1900-02-05) (aged 42)
Place of death	Natal, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1882 Ireland 1 (0)

Born in Lisburn, Johnson-Smyth was a forward and gained his solitary Ireland cap against England at Lansdowne Road in 1882. He served as a captain with the Frontier Field Force in Sudan during the 1880s. In the Second Boer War, Johnson-Smyth was a major in the 1st Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry and was killed in the Battle of Vaal Krantz.^[1][2]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players