Andrew Smith (rugby union, born 1985)
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| Date of birth | 10 January 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16.4 st; 229 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Smith (born 10 January 1985) is an Australian rugby union player, currently playing for Australian Super Rugby side the Brumbies. He plays as a centre.
Early life
[edit]Smith played junior club rugby for Lindfield Rugby Club and then St Ives Rugby Union Club, representing Gordon District in the annual State Championships.
Brumbies
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Smith made his Brumbies debut during the 2010 Super 14 season against the Blues in Auckland. After a horror run of injuries, Smith returned during the 2013 Super Rugby season, setting up a crucial try against the British and Irish Lions during a tour game.
Munster
[edit]On 1 May 2014, it was announced that Smith would be joining Irish province Munster upon the conclusion of the 2014 Super Rugby season.[1] Smith made his debut for Munster on 5 September 2014, starting in the sides 13-14 defeat in the opening Guinness Pro 12 game against Edinburgh.[2][3] He scored his first try for Munster on 19 September 2014, against Zebre.[4] He started in Munster's first European Rugby Champions Cup game against Sale Sharks on 18 October 2014.[5] Smith scored a try in Munster's 42-20 win against Connacht on 28 March 2015.[6] Smith played in the final of the Guinness Pro 12, against Glasgow, he scored Munster's only try, and they lost the game 31 to 13.
Montpellier
[edit]Smith joined Montpellier Hérault Rugby after leaving Munster. He signed a short-term deal running until 31 October 2015 to provide cover for the senior team during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Return to Brumbies
[edit]On 1 October 2015, it was announced that Smith will re-join the Brumbies for the 2016 and 2017 Super Rugby seasons, having signed a two-year contract.[7]
Super Rugby statistics
[edit]- As of 25 July 2016[8]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2010 | Brumbies | 5 | 3 | 2 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Brumbies | 9 | 8 | 1 | 633 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Brumbies | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1208 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Brumbies | 7 | 4 | 3 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Brumbies | 13 | 2 | 11 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Brumbies | 5 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 32 | 23 | 2688 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Munster Sign Andrew Smith". munsterrugby.ie. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Munster Squad Named For Season Opener". munsterrugby.ie. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Munster Lose Opener To Edinburgh". munsterrugby.ie. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Zebo Hat-Trick Against Zebre". munsterrugby.ie. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Keatley Kicks Munster On". munsterrugby.ie. 18 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Bonus Point Win At Thomond Park". munsterrugby.ie. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Brumbies bring back Smith for 2016". planetrugby.com. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.