Charles Smith (28 July 1910 – May 1988) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for New Zealand Maori and Hawkes Bay, as a centre, switching codes in 1935. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for British Empire XIII, and at club level for Streatham and Mitcham and Halifax, as a wing, or centre.
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Playing career
Rugby union
Smith represented the New Zealand Maori on their tour in Australia 1935.
Rugby league
In September 1935, Smith switched codes, travelling to England to play rugby league.
Smith made his début for Halifax on Saturday 5 December 1936, and made his last appearance on Saturday 25 December 1948.
Smith played at centre in Halifax's 2–9 defeat by Leeds in the 1940–41 Challenge Cup Final during the 1940–41 season at Odsal, Bradford, in front of a crowd of 28,500.
He represented British Empire XIII (RL) in 15–0 victory over France at Stade Buffalo, Paris on Monday 1 November 1937.
Honoured at Halifax
Smith is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee. He died in May 1988.