Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Troy Smith (rugby player)


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The result was   delete. causa sui (talk) 19:00, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Troy Smith (rugby player)

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Has not played for Munster, is on the A-team; development roster. Fails WP:NSPORTS. Contested Prod, contester provided link to bio that only proves that he is still yet to play. Ravendrop 08:29, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Keep Whilst he has not yet earnt any full caps for Munster, Smith is still included in the squad as he is now on a development contract, which means that he will soon be on a full contract. Munster players on development contracts have always been included in the squad. Furthermore, due to the rotation of the squad that will take place throughout the season due to internationals, it is inevitable that he will earn caps soon, so to delete this article would be premature, as it would only have to be undeleted in the near future. The only reason he has not earnt any caps as of present is because he is currently recovering from a knee injury. If Munster officials have included him in their squad for 2011-12 season, then he should also be included in the squad that is on the main Munster page. There are a hanfdul of players in the squad that have earnt only a few caps, and have had as little impact as Smith, but they are included also. The article is not about how many times he's played, it's about who's in the official Munster squad.
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 13:27, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
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Delete If he gets a full contract then he would meet WP:ATHLETE. At the moment he does not. noq (talk) 14:14, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Delete Fails WP:RU/N --Bob247 (talk) 19:03, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Userfy When he gets his cap he will meet the notability guidelines and can be moved back out. AIR corn (talk) 07:00, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: It's long established that in order to meet WP:ATHLETE you have to play, not merely be signed to a contract.  Ravenswing  12:18, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
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