Alan Edward Smith, All Black lock, was born on December 10, 1942, in Stratford, New Zealand. He was born into a farming family in Douglas, a small settlement east of Stratford, and received his secondary education at Stratford Technical College. The All Blacks are the national rugby union representative team of New Zealand. ... The word lock came from Anglo-Saxon loca = a secure enclosure. Currently lock has several meanings: A lock (device) is a mechanical fastening device which may be used on a door, vehicle, safe, or other container. ... Stratford is the main town of the central Taranaki region, aptly named as the Stratford District. Situated directly inland from Mount Taranaki, Stratford is a rural service centre with a 2001 population of 5225. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ...

Smith's father, E C Smith, represented Taranaki from 1936-39, and his uncle, John (Jack) Walter, was a 1925 All Black. Coming from such a strong rugby heritage Smith didn't take long to impress, and in 1962 was selected for the Taranaki rugby football team at just 19 years of age. He played for the New Zealand under 23 side which toured Australia in 1963, and first trialled for the All Blacks in 1965. He was selected for the All Blacks for the 1967 tour of Britain and France where he first donned the black jersey. However due to the dominance of the Meads brothers, and stiff competition from Sam Strahan of Manawatu, Smith couldn't get a look-in for the test matches. View of Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont from Stratford, facing west. ... A BCRFC match at Boston College Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ...

In 1968 Smith was omitted from the All Black team which toured Australia and played France at home, but after a good 1969 trial, and stellar performance leading Taranaki to a 9-9 draw with Wales, Smith was recalled in favour of Strahan. He made his test debut against Wales on 31 May, 1969, in Christchurch, and went on to play the second test as well, both of which the All Blacks won resoundingly. This article is about the country. ... Christchurch is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. ...

Smith played the first test match of the All Black tour of South Africa in 1970, but missed out on selection for the remaining matches. He played four more games while in South Africa, but these proved to be his last for the All Blacks. In four years Smith played 18 matches for the All Blacks, 3 of which were test matches. He scored 1 try against South African Country in East London. East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: Imonti) is a city in southeast South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32. ...

Smith's 1971 season was plagued by injury, but he managed an appearance for Taranaki against the touring British Lions. This was his last match for Taranaki, retiring after 9 years and 82 games for the "Amber & Blacks". Two rugby teams may be known as the British Lions, though it is not the correct title for either: The British and Irish Lions are a touring side playing rugby union. ...

As well as being a top-level rugby player Smith excelled in cricket. After retiring from rugby he focused on his pace bowling and played for the Taranaki cricket team in the late 1970s. Apart from sport, Smith has carried on the management of the family farm in Douglas where he lives with his wife Christine. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

References

• allblacks.com article: Alan Smith