| Name |
George Smith |
| Position |
Flanker |
| Height |
180cm |
| Weight |
103kg |
| Date of Birth |
14/7/1980 |
| Super 14 Team |
Brumbies |
| Super 12/14 Points |
75 |
| Super 12/14 Caps |
107 |
| Test Points |
45 (9t) |
| Test Caps |
92 |
| 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, 2007 RWC (France) |
GEORGE SMITH become the 75th Australian Test Captain in 2007, leading the Wallabies against Canada at the Rugby World Cup, and broke the record for the most capped flanker, overtaking David Wilson on 79. Smith has been one of the core players for both Australia and the Brumbies in Super 14, and in 2007 won his second successive Super 14 Player of the Year award and his sixth (and fifth consecutive) Brett Robinson Award as the Brumbies’ Players’ Player.
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. Became Australia’s 75th Test Captain against Canada at Rugby World Cup, broke the record for the most capped Australia flanker and played 11 of 12 Tests in 2007.
