1. Harold Geoffrey Owen Owen-Smith, known as Tuppy Smith, was a South African cricketer who played Test cricket for South Africa and a rugby player who played for and captained the England rugby union team.
10 Facts About Tuppy Owen-Smith
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Tuppy Owen-Smith was born in Rondebosch, Cape Town, and died at Rosebank, in Cape Town.
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Tuppy Owen-Smith played cricket in 5 Tests in 1929 for South Africa, all during the tour of England, and was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1930.
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Tuppy Owen-Smith was capped 10 times in rugby union by England from 1934 to 1937.
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Tuppy Owen-Smith was captain throughout the 1937 Home Nations Championship, so he captained England three times.
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Tuppy Owen-Smith is regarded as having been a fine attacking full-back and a great of the game.
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Tuppy Owen-Smith gained awards in boxing and athletics whilst at university in England.
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Tuppy Owen-Smith played one match for Leicester Tigers against Waterloo FC in 1933.
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Tuppy Owen-Smith studied medicine at Magdalen College, Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship and qualified as a physician at St Mary's Hospital Medical School.
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Tuppy Owen-Smith's son, Michael Owen-Smith, is a South African journalist who served as the media manager for Cricket South Africa from 2007 to 2010.