Ronald Cove-Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ronald Cove-Smith

English rugby union player

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1899

Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Date of Death: 09-Mar-1988

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Dr Ronald Cove-Smith (26 November 1899 in Edmonton, Middlesex – 9 March 1988 in Brighton) was a distinguished English physician and sportsman.
He represented Old Merchant Taylors and King's College Hospital RFC.
Internationally he represented the England national rugby union team in 29 tests (1921–1929) (seven as captain) and also captained the British Isles in four tests on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa as a lock.
He finished on the winning side in 22 of his 29 England matches.
He was commissioned in the Grenadier Guards in 1918–1919.
In addition to rugby he excelled at swimming and water-polo, winning half-blues in each.