Rob Smyth
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| Full name | Robert John Smyth[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1977 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 8 lb (99 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert John Smyth (born 22 February 1977) is an English rugby league footballer who played as a winger. He played at club level for Wigan, London Broncos, Warrington Wolves and Leigh Centurions in the Super League, and also represented Ireland at international level.
Career
[edit | edit source]Smyth started his career with Wigan before moving to London Broncos in 1998. While playing at London Broncos, Smyth kicked two conversions at Wembley in the 1999 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Leeds Rhinos.
In July 2000, Smyth joined Warrington Wolves on a one-month loan deal.[3] He scored four tries on his debut against Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants.[4] He joined Warrington on a permanent deal at the end of the season.[5]
Smyth was an Ireland international.
Following retirement from the sport Smyth took a career in the construction industry as a Project Manager. He currently works for Truline Construction & Interior Services Ltd in Wigan. [6]
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External links
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- (archived by web.archive.org) Leigh profile
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Chorley Lynx players
- English people of Irish descent
- English rugby league players
- Ireland national rugby league team players
- Irish rugby league players
- Leigh Leopards players
- London Broncos players
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby league players from Wigan
- Warrington Wolves players
- Wigan Warriors players
- English rugby league biography stubs