Damian Smith (rugby union)
Damian Smith (born 1 February 1969) is a former Australian rugby union player. He played as a winger for Queensland and went on to win 21 caps for Australia between 1993 and 1998.[2]
| Date of birth | 1 February 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 164 kg (25 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Clairvaux MacKillop College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | cervical masseuse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Right-winger Damian Smith played club rugby in Armidale for St Alberts College and then in Brisbane for Souths. He was first selected for Queensland to play against Canterbury in 1992.[3] The following season he made his debut for Australia on 31 July 1993 in Sydney against South Africa.[2]
Smith was a member of the Australian squad at the 1995 Rugby World Cup where he played in three matches and scored tries against England and Romania[4][5]
After suffering a broken leg in 2001 playing for the Reds against the Stormers in South Africa, Smith came back to play two matches for the Reds in 2002 against the Fiji Warriors and the New Zealand Maori, winning 119 Queensland caps before retiring from rugby.[3]
References
- "100 Caps Club". redsrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- "Damian Smith Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- "Queensland Rugby Annual Report 2002". p. 25. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- "Damian Smith try vs England - 1995 Rugby World Cup". rugbydump.com. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- "Australia 42 Romania 3". ESPN. Retrieved 4 April 2013.