Whacker Smith

Charles Albert "Whacker" Smith (18 July 1878 – 20 January 1940) was an English international rugby union player.

Whacker Smith

Full name	Charles Albert Smith
Date of birth	(1878-07-18)18 July 1878
Place of birth	Westgate, Gloucester, England
Date of death	20 January 1940(1940-01-20) (aged 61)
Place of death	Gloucester, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1901 England 1 (0)

Smith was the son of a corn porter and hailed from Gloucester.^[1]

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.^[2]

Smith gained a single England cap, appearing against Wales at Cardiff in 1901.^[3]

A labourer by trade, Smith worked for a timber merchants. He died of influenza in 1940, aged 61.^[4]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players