George Smith
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George Smith (born 14 July 1980) is an Australian rugby union player.
He is a flanker for the Bristol Bears, but he is best known for his 142 caps at ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby, 2000–1313), winning 111 caps for Australia before retiring from international rugby on February 5th, 2013 against the British and Irish Lions.
Richie McCaw is the second most captained Wallaby forward behind Nathan Sharpe, and he is the second most capped flanker in rugby union behind Richie McCaw.
He holds the world record for the youngest player to have played 100 test matches at 29 years and 4 days.
Personal life
Smith, who comes from Tongan, is the older brother of Brumbies player and Tongan rugby league international Tyrone Smith.
He was quickly recognized on the track by his dreadlocked hairstyle until late 2006, when he decided to sell his dreadlocks for charity. They were donated to a charity for younger people with cancer.
Smith was the face of Electronic Arts' video game Rugby 2005.
In 2012, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia.
Early life and junior career
Smith was born in Manly, Sydney. He began playing rugby with the Manly Roos/Warringah Roos before going on to play the majority of his junior years with the Manly Vikings and Tupou College in Tonga, playing a year ahead of his age group in the Sydney junior rugby tournament. Smith remained in the Sydney junior rugby competition, this time lining up in his correct age group for the Seaforth-Balgowlah Raiders until the team had reached its age (18 years old) and advanced to the colts competition. He then moved to the Manly 1st Grade Colts team, where they also won a premiership in 1999. Smith made his first grade debut against The Penrith Emus during the season. He was selected for many representative teams, including Manly, Sydney, Northern Zone, NSW, and Australian Under 16s during his junior career. Smith had a fruitful academic career, first at Balgowlah Boys High School and later at Cromer High School, where he and Tongan international John Payne competed in the Australian Schools Championship. In 1998, he competed for the Australian Schoolboys team.
Senior career
Eddie Jones, a young Eddie Jones, was signed to the ACT Brumbies in 1999. In his first year of professional rugby, he appeared against the Sharks, and he scored a goal in the Brumbies Super 12 final loss to the Canterbury Crusaders. He made his Super 12 debut in 2000 in just his first year of professional rugby. Smith was also capped against France for the first time in the Wallabies end of season tour.
Smith was a key player for the Wallabies from 2000-09. He was often selected Player of the Year by his peers and officials for fair play. He was recently selected as a member of the Wallaby Team of the Decade, a remarkable feat considering his age and as one of only three current players selected. He was the first recipient of the John Eales Medal, which was presented by the Australian Rugby Union and the Rugby Union Players' Association to the Year's Player of the Year in 2002.
Between 2006 and 2009, he was named Australian Super 14 Player of the Year for the fourth year in a row.
The breakdown specialist's seventh year in a row; the Brumbies' Player of the Year; and the Rugby Union Players' Association 'Rugby Medal for Excellence'. These awards bolstered his reputation as one of rugby's most respected players, which was also bolstered when he became the Wallabies 75th captain against Canada at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Smith's 2008 was a big year for him. He captained the Brumbies and the Wallabies, becoming the first player to win the John Eales Medal twice. In addition, Smith received the "Mega 14 Player of the Year Award" for the third year in a row, as well as the Brett Robinson Award as the Brumbies' Player of the Year for the sixth year in a row.
In round six, he made his 100th Super Rugby appearance against the Cheetahs, marking a personal record during the season. George's younger brother, Brumbies teammate Tyrone, was named rookie of the year in a memorable double for the Smith family. The older Smith also became both the most capped flanker and the most cap forward in the international arena, with the former being previously uncapped forward having been previously held by John Eales.
Smith resigned from international rugby on February 5, 2010. 2010 was supposed to be his last in Super Rugby. Smith received his 9th Brumbies Player of the Year award, with eight of those awards being consecutive.
Smith joined Toulon, France's top-14 club, in June 2010. Former Highlander and All Black prop Carl Hayman, as well as former Brumbies scrum-half Matt Henjak were among his RC Toulonnais teammates. He was selected by the French Barbarians to play at blindside flanker against Tonga later this year.
Smith, Lisiate Tafa, a fellow Tongan, competed with the Pacific Barbarians in the Southern Hemisphere Charity Fundraiser in March 2011. Smith became the highest paid Australian rugby player by signing with Suntory Sungoliath, a $3.3 million three-year contract.
He joined Stade Français in 2012 on a short-term deal at the end of the Top 14 and European Challenge Cup seasons.
Smith would return to Australia on a short-term deal for the 2013 Super Rugby season in early 2013. This was the result of Ita Vaina's season-end injury. Smith's return to Australia after his 12-week stint with Sungoliath was approved by his Japanese team Sungoliath.
Smith was called to the Australian squad in June for the series against the British & Irish Lions after recovering from a knee injury. Smith was named as the starting open side flanker for the third and deciding test in Sydney after being turned down for the second test. It was his first test since being banned from international rugby in February 2010 and troubling Colin Meads' record of 4382 days between his first and his last test against the Lions.
Smith left Lyon's Pro D2 team to sign for Wasps in the Aviva Premiership from 2015–16 season. Smith earned a number of accolades during his time with Wasps, including Wasps' Player of the Year, Wasps' Player of the Year, Aviva Premiership Players' Player of the Year, and Green Flag Forward of the Season. Smith was also involved in the England coaching team during the 2016 Six Nations Championships during his time in England.
Smith would leave Wasps in England to return to Suntory Sungoliath in Japan, and he will also play for the Queensland Reds in the 2017 and 2018 Super Rugby seasons.
Smith played his last home game for the Queensland Reds on July 13, 2018, after being initially ruled out due to a knee injury. This was his last game in Australia.
Smith made his England debut in 2018--19 Premiership Rugby season with the Bristol Bears in England. At the end of the season, he retired from professional rugby.