George Smith
Rugby Player, Athlete
1980 –
Who is George Smith?
George Smith AM is an Australian rugby union player. He is a flanker for Suntory Sungoliath in Japan, though he is more known for his 12 years at the ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby, earning 142 caps.
He made his Test debut in 2000 against France in Paris and won 111 caps for Australia, 110 before retiring from international rugby on 5 February 2010 and one final cap against the British and Irish Lions on 6 July 2013. He is the second most capped Wallaby forward behind Nathan Sharpe, and is the second most capped flanker in rugby union behind Richie McCaw. He holds the world record as the youngest player to have played 100 test matches at 29 years and 4 days.
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- Born
- Jul 14, 1980
Manly - Siblings
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Lived in
- Manly
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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