... TOMMY SMALES England and France earlier this season. and has contributed R.L. articles to the Football Echo frequently in the past. The Frcnch players he names in his World XIII Include the complete threequarter line from last Saturday's match with Great ...

... Frank Barton's 'Sketchbook' . TOMMY SMALES (Bradford Northern) ...

... on this side of the Pennines this dme—at Blackpool and Leigh. The key man in the Bradford side is skipper and scrum half Tommy Smales. The 30-years-old former Huddersfield player wa s Great Britain's captain in all three Tests against New Zealand this season ...

... Wings: Jean-Claude Guy Brum Cen tres: Jean-Pierre Lecompte. Claude Mantoulan. Stand-off: Jim Lisle (Australia). Serum half: Tommy Smales Loose forward: David Robinson. ...

... GOOD SIGNINGN Bradford have built up a strong side this season with some very good signings su:sh as Tommy Smales. the former Huddersfield and Great Britain scrum half and captain. and Terry Clawson. the ex Featherstone Rovers international forward. Welshman ...

... be the crucial test of how far that revival has progressed on the field. Key man in Bradford's Cup plans is scrum half Tommy Smales. whose brilliant form had such a vital part in putting Widnes out of the cup reckonpg last week. He is obviously the man ...

... KEN ROBERTS enced players. Tommy Smales and Widnes hooker George Kernel. Both of these men proved that experience is a big thing %then it comes to international footb all . with their clever play. says Montgomerie. lie picks out Smales as the star ...

... players—full back Ken Goners and loose forward Davel Robinson—who ill be opposing St. Helens in the Cup. The others are Tommy Smales. the Bradford Northern capta:n and scrum half, who leads his team against Widnes next week, and Halifax prop forward Ken ...

... playing him out of position. Yet while I confidently expected Murphy to land a place. I was not really surprised to see Tommy Smales chosen at scrum half after his fine form this season. I previously tipped Smales as a strong Test contender, for he :s ...

... Australian tour. Wires Manager Ernie Ashcroft hopes Aspinall will be taking a Cup winner's medal with him Says Ernie Ashcroft Tommy Smales, whose match-winning qualities I know so well. Yet again. I cannot go against Wigan on their present form, which seems ...

... of coach Barry Seabourne last week Bradford Northern, who play at Warrington, are being run at the moment by assistant Tommy Smales and captain David Hobbs. ...

... beat New Zealand 1-0 and held Yugoslavia's Velez Mostar to a 2.2 draw. Widnes set for 'tip-top' battle Frank Myler and Tommy Smales, rival coaches in the bid to reach Wembley on May 8. are approaching Saturday's R.L. Challenge Cup semi-final clash free ...