Tyrone Smith (rugby)

Tyrone Smith
Date of birth (1983-05-12) 12 May 1983
Place of birth Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School St Edmund's College
Cromer High School
Notable relative(s) George Smith
Rugby league career
Position Left centre
Professional clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2002–2004
2004–2007		 Sydney Roosters
Harlequins RL
76
(96)
National teams
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2005–2007 Tonga 4
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre or Wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011–12
2013–		 Honda Heat
RC Narbonne		 4 (0)
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008–11 Brumbies 47 (30)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2002 Australian Schoolboys

Tyrone Smith (born 12 July 1983) is an Australian-Tongan professional rugby union and rugby league footballer. He is currently signed to the French Rugby Pro D2 team RC Narbonne. Smith previously played Super Rugby with the Brumbies, and Super League with the London Broncos (Harlequins RL). His usual position is centre or wing.

Early life

Smith was born in Manly, New South Wales. He played his early rugby in the union code, touring the UK in 2002 with the Australian Schoolboys team. He is the younger brother of Australian Wallaby flanker George Smith.[1]

Career

Tyrone Smith (right) in action for Harlequins RL

Rugby League

In 2002, Smith switched to rugby league to play with the Sydney Roosters and was part of the winning junior side in the Jersey Flegg premiership. Graduating to NSWRL Premier League, he scored a try in the Roosters’ 30-8 win over St George-Illawarra in the 2004 Premier League grand final.[1] Smith signed with the London Broncos (later renamed Harlequins RL) in 2004 to play in the European Super League. In 2005 he made his international debut for Tonga against Samoa in Sydney and scored two tries in their 34-20 win.[1]

Rugby Union

In 2008, Smith agreed a two-year deal with the Brumbies to switch to rugby union and join his older brother George Smith playing in the Super Rugby competition.[2][3][4] He earned 47 caps for the Brumbies between 2008 and 2011.[5]

Later in 2011, he moved to Japan to play for the Honda Heat in the 2011–12 Top League season. In June 2013, he signed a two-year deal with French Pro D2 team RC Narbonne.[6]

Reference list

  1. 1 2 3 "Brumbies profile". brumbies.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "CA Brumbies sign second Smith". CA Brumbies. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  3. ↑ "Brotherly love for Brumbies". Sky Sports. 20 February 2007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  4. ↑ Dorries, Ben (25 February 2008). "Queensland Reds face double trouble from George, Tyrone". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "Tyrone Smith". itsrugby.co.uk.
  6. ↑ Fages, Robert (7 June 2013). "Narbonne: Arrivée de l'Australien Tyrone Smith, frère de George". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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