Career
International honours Division Two Premiership Final Appearances Ian Smales played Right-second-row, id est (that is) number 12, in Featherstone Rovers" 20-16 victory over Workington Town in the Division Two Premiership final during the 1992-1993 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday 19 May 1993. County Cup final appearances Ian Smales played stand-off/five-eighth, in Featherstone Rovers" 14-20 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1989 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1989-1990 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989. Regal Trophy Final Appearances Ian Smales played Right-second-row, id est (that is) number 12, in Castleford Tigers" 33-2 victory over Wigan in the 1993-1994 Regal Trophy final during the 1993-1994 at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1994.
Contemporaneous Article Extract "Ian Smales Utility player.
An English Schools international at loose-forward, Smales signed for Featherstone from Lock Lane amateurs in April 1987. Can play centre, wing, stand-off and in the back row of the pack, and this versatility earned him a place in the 1990 Lions touring team to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand." Ian Smales still attends Featherstone Rovers games, and now works as a Sport & Active Lifestyles’ Health & Fitness Officer, for Wakefield District Council.
Ian Smales is the son of the rugby league football player of the 1950s and "60s, and coach of the 1970s, Tommy Smales.
