Harry Smith (born 25 January 2000) is a professional

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footballer who plays as a and for the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

in the

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and both and the

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at international level. He has spent time on loan from

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...

at the

Swinton Lions The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known s ...

in the

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, and the

London Skolars The London Skolars are a professional rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in north London. They were founded in 1995 and have been professional since 2003, operating in the Betfred League 1. They also run an ...

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Background

Smith was born in

Widnes Widnes ( ) is an Industrial city, industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census had a population of 61,464. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on t ...

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Career

In 2019 he made his

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début for

against the

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons ( French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. The team competes in the Super League and are the only team from ...

. In round 4 of the 2022 Super League season, Smith kicked the winning drop goal for Wigan in their 29-28 victory over

Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique or TO XIII is a professional rugby league club in Toulouse, south-west France. Founded in 1937, two years after the French Rugby League Federation, the club is a six-time winner of the French Rugby League Championship. The cl ...

. In round 7 of the 2022 Super League season, Smith kicked the winning drop goal for Wigan as they defeated

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

19-18. In the 2022 Challenge Cup semi-final, Smith was awarded man of the match honours for his performance in Wigan's 20-18 victory over St. Helens at

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. On 28 May 2022, Smith played for Wigan in their

2022 Challenge Cup Final The 2022 Challenge Cup Final was the 121st final of rugby league's Challenge Cup knock-out competition, which was contested between Huddersfield Giants and Wigan Warriors. It took place on 28 May 2022 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Wigan won ...

victory over

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. Smith scored a first half try and set up the match winning try towards the end of the match. In round 19 of the 2022 Super League season, Smith scored a try and kicked eight goals in Wigan's 60-0 victory over

In round 22 of the 2023 Super League season, Smith kicked the winning drop goal for Wigan in golden point extra-time as they won the match 13-12 over Hull F.C.. On 14 October 2023, Smith played in Wigan's

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victory over the

International career

In 2019 he was selected for the

against

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Headingley Rugby Stadium Headingley Rugby Stadium shares the same site as Headingley Cricket Ground and is home to Leeds Rhinos. Headingley is the List of Rugby League stadiums in England, 5th largest rugby league stadium in England. History 1889-1980s: Construc ...

. Smith made his full début on 29 April 2023 in the 64-0 victory over at the

Halliwell Jones Stadium The Halliwell Jones Stadium is a rugby league stadium in Warrington, England, which is the home ground of the Warrington Wolves. It has also staged Challenge Cup semi-finals, the European Nations Final, the National League Grand Finals' Day, ...

. Smith scored one try and kicked nine goals in the match. In October and November of 2023, Smith played in England's three test series against Tonga as the Three Lions won 3-0.

References

External links

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