George Smith

Player Profile

Name	George Smith
Position	Flanker
Height	180cm
Weight	103kg
Date of Birth	14/7/1980
Club	Manly (NSW)
Super 14 Team	Brumbies 2000 -
Super 12/14 Points	75 (15t)
Super 12/14 Caps	94
Tests	2000 - Fr, S, E. 2001 - L1, L2, L3, SA1, NZ1, SA2, NZ2, Sp [1t], E, Fr (rep), W (rep). 2002 - Fr1, Fr2, NZ1, SA1, NZ2, SA2, Arg, Ire, E, It. 2003 - Ire, NZ1, SA2, NZ2 [1t], Arg, R [1t], N, Ire [1t], S, NZ, E*. 2004 - S1, S2 (rep), E (rep), PI (rep), NZ1 (rep), SA1, NZ2, SA2 [1t], S3, Fr, S4, E2. 2005 - It, F, SA1, SA2, SA3 (t), NZ1, SA4 (rep), NZ2, F2, E, Ir, W. 2006 - E1, E2 (1t), Ire, NZ1, SA1, NZ2, SA2, NZ3 (rep), SA3 (rep), It, Ire2 (rep), S. 2007 - W1 (vc) (rep), W2 (vc), Fj (rep), SA1 (vc), NZ1 (vc), SA2 (vc), NZ (vc)
Test Points	35 (7t)
Test Caps	79
Test Debut	2000 v France, Paris
Honours	Australian Under 16s 1996, Australian Schoolboys 1997-1998, Australian Under 19s 1999, Australian Under 21s 2000, Australia A 2004, 2006, Australian Wallabies 2000-
Senior Tours	2000 Japan, France & UK. 2001 UK & Europe. 2002 Argentina, UK & Europe. 2003 RWC (Aus). 2004 UK & France. 2005 UK & France, 2006 UK, Ireland & Italy.

One of the mainstays of the Wallabies pack, GEORGE SMITH is widely regarded as one of the premier openside flankers in the world and at just 27 has a list of achievements to rival the game’s all time greats. He was made vice captain of the Wallabies for the winter Test series after making his captaincy debut at provincial level in 2007.

1997-1998: Represented the Australian Schoolboys out of Kromer High School in two consecutive years.

1999-2000: Signed by the Brumbies from the Manly colts before making his Super 12 and Test debut in the same year, scoring a try in the Super 12 Final and debuting for the Wallabies against France in Paris.

2001-2002: Celebrated his 21st birthday with a Man-of-the-Match performance against the Lions in the third and deciding Test and in 2002 won the John Eales Medal as the Wallabies Best and Fairest player.

2003-2004: A Rugby World Cup finalist with the Wallabies in 2003 and a key member of the Brumbies 2004 Super 12 Championship winning team

2005: Played his 50th Test against France at Suncorp Stadium, finished the year as the Wallabies Number 8 and won the Brumbies Players’ Player award for the fourth time.

2006: Played in 12 of the 13 Wallaby Tests and was named vice captain for the first time against Italy in Rome.

2007: Extended his leadership credentials by captaining the Brumbies on six occasions and took his career Super 14 caps tally to 93 before being named vice captain of the Wallabies for the winter Test series. He started five Tests in the Number 7 in rotation with Phil Waugh.

Off Field: George has enrolled in Business Units with Monash University via Open Universities, Australia.

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