Ruan Smith

Ruan-Henry Smith (born 24 January 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player currently signed to the New South Wales Waratahs of Super Rugby in Australia for Super Rugby Pacific. His regular playing position is Loosehead Prop.

Ruan Smith

Birth name	Ruan-Henry Smith
Date of birth	(1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Vryburg, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	123 kg (19 st 5 lb)
School	Paarl Gimnasium
Notable relative(s)	JP Smith (twin brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop Current team Lions / Golden Lions Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 Canberra Vikings 6 (0) 2015−2018 Toyota Verblitz 29 (25) 2018–2019 Brisbane City 10 (0) 2021 LA Giltinis 0 (0) 2022–2024 Lions 22 (5) Correct as of 18 June 2024 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 Western Province 1 (0) 2022–2024 Golden Lions 12 (0) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 Force 2 (0) 2013–2016 Brumbies 51 (0) 2018–2019 Reds 27 (0) 2020 Rebels 3 (0) 2021 Reds 1 (0) 2022 Waratahs 7 (0) Correct as of 21 June 2022

Smith previously played for the Melbourne Rebels team in Super Rugby.^[1] Smith is the twin brother of JP Smith (rugby union) who is also a professional rugby player.

Rugby career

Smith made his Super Rugby debut for the Force during the 2012 Super Rugby season. He previously played for Western Province in South Africa's Vodacom Cup.

Smith played four seasons at the Brumbies in Super Rugby after being signed to their extended playing squad in 2013 Super Rugby season.^[2]

Smith went to Japan after 2013 Super Rugby season where he played three seasons with Toyota Verblitz. He initially signed with the Tokyo-based Sunwolves for the 2018 Super Rugby season but, after his mother fell ill, he was released on compassionate grounds and returned to his home in Brisbane where he joined his twin brother Jean-Pierre at the Queensland Reds.^[3]

In 2020, Smith signed to his fourth Super Rugby club with the Melbourne Rebels, and after a stint with the LA Giltinis in 2021, Smith was announced in October 2021 as a new signing for the NSW Waratahs for the upcoming 2022 season.^[1]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 12 September 2020^[4]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2012	Force	2	0	2	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	Brumbies	8	0	8	131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Brumbies	16	1	15	265	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2015	Brumbies	18	1	17	438	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Brumbies	9	4	5	353	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Reds	11	1	10	268	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Reds	16	3	13	395	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	Rebels	3	2	1	133	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020 AU	Reds	1	0	1	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		83	12	71	2066	0	0	0	0	0	1	0