Dylan Smith (rugby union)

Dylan Smith
Personal information
Full name Dylan Thomas Smith
Born (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994
Durban, South Africa
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
School(s) attended King Edward VII School, Johannesburg
Club information
Playing position Prop
Current club Lions / Golden Lions XV
Youth career
2011–present Golden Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2014–present Young Lions 18 (0)
2014–present Golden Lions 10 (5)
2016–present Lions 16 (0)
Representative team(s)‡
2012 South Africa Schools 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 16 April 2015.

Dylan Thomas Smith (born 26 February 1994 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Super Rugby side the Lions and Currie Cup side Golden Lions XV.[1] His regular position is loosehead prop.

Career

He first earned a provincial call-up when he was selected to represent the Golden Lions at the 2011 Under-18 Craven Week, the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, when still at Under-17 level. He was once again selected in the squad for the 2012 tournament, held in Port Elizabeth, and also called up into the South Africa Schools squad, although he failed to make any appearances for them.

After finishing school, he joined the Golden Lions Academy and he was the first-choice loosehead prop for the Golden Lions U19 team that participated in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A. Smith played in eleven of their twelve matches during the pool stages as they finished in second spot on the log. He started their 27–25 semi-final victory over Sharks U19[2] and also started the final, where their trans-Jukskei rivals, Blue Bulls U19 ran out 35–23 winners.[3]

At the start of 2014, he was included in the Golden Lions squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut by playing off the bench in their Round Two match against the Falcons, with the Golden Lions winning that match 23–22.[4] Two more substitute appearances followed against the Blue Bulls[5] and Griquas[6] before he started his first senior match, a 110–0 demolition of the Limpopo Blue Bulls in Polokwane.[7] One more substitute appearance followed in their final group match against the Pumas,[8] which resulted in the Golden Lions finishing in fourth spot to qualify for the quarter finals. Smith started the 27–20 quarter final victory over the Sharks XV in Durban,[9] the 16–15 semi-final win against Gauteng rivals the Blue Bulls[10] and also started the final, where the Golden Lions could not prevent Griquas winning the match 30–6 to win the competition for the fifth time.[11]

Smith started ten matches for the Golden Lions U21 in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He scored tries for them in their matches against Border U21[12] and Western Province U21[13] to help them finish third. However, Smith ended on the losing side against the Blue Bulls U21, going down 19–23 in the semi-final.[14]

He was the first-choice loosehead prop for the Golden Lions during the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition.

References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dylan Smith". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 27-25 The Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 23-35 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 23-22 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 22-20 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 33-18 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls 0-110 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 27-48 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 20-27 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 15-16 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 30-6 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 113-3 Border U21". South African Rugby Union. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 42-43 Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 23-19 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.