Tyrone Smith (rugby)

Tyrone Smith
Birth nameTyrone Smith
Date of birth (1983-05-12) 12 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthManly, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
SchoolSt Edmund's College
Cromer High School
Notable relative(s)George Smith
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre or Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–12 Honda Heat 4 (0)
2013– RC Narbonne ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–11 Brumbies 47 (30)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002 Australian Schoolboys
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionLeft centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–04 Sydney Roosters 76
2004–07 London Broncos/Harlequins RL 96
Total 172 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–07 Tonga 4

Tyrone Smith (born 12 May 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 (RU) or wing (RL).

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 Super League. In 2005 he made his international début 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]

After retiring from professional rugby, he moved to work as a rugby coach at Sydney Grammar school.[7]

Reference list

  1. ^ a b c "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). Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  7. ^ Helmers, Caden (9 April 2021). "'The legacy they created lives on': Brumbies greats return". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 6 December 2021.