Toby Smith (rugby union)

Toby James Smith (born 10 October 1988) is a retired Australian rugby union player. He played prop for the Chiefs, Rebels and Hurricanes in Super Rugby, and for the Australian national rugby union team internationally.^[1][2][3]

Toby Smith

Smith in 2014
Birth name	Toby James Smith
Date of birth	(1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Kirwan, Australia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb)
School	Hamilton Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2013 2010–2013 2014–2017 2014–2017 2018–2019 Waikato Chiefs Rebels Melbourne Rising Hurricanes 50 37 50 14 21 (40) (15) (15) (0) (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 2015–2017 2015–2016 New Zealand U20 Australia Barbarian F.C. 3 6 4 (0) (0) (0)

Playing career

Waikato

Smith began his rugby career in New Zealand, debuting for ITM Cup team Waikato in 2008.

Chiefs

Smith played for the Chiefs in Super Rugby between 2010 and 2013, helping the team win back-to-back Super Rugby titles in 2012 and 2013.

Rebels & Wallabies

In 2014, Smith joined the Melbourne Rebels, and the Melbourne Rising of the National Rugby Championship. Smith was named in the Wallabies squad for the Rugby Championship in 2015, and was later named in the Wallabies' 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, despite being uncapped. On 5 September, he made his international debut coming off the bench against the United States in a Rugby World Cup Warm-up match. Smith notably appeared in the Wallabies' semi-final victory over Argentina, and received a silver medal after Australia's loss to the All Blacks in the final.^[4]

Hurricanes

In 2018 Smith returned to New Zealand, this time playing for the Wellington Super Rugby side the Hurricanes.^[5]

Following the 2019 rugby season, Smith, aged 31, announced his retirement from the game due to issues with concussion.^[6]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 5 November 2017^[7]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2010	Chiefs	6	3	3	273	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2011	Chiefs	12	7	5	517	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2012	Chiefs	8	4	4	384	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2013	Chiefs	11	8	3	680	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Rebels	13	12	1	757	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Rebels	15	15	0	1054	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2016	Rebels	14	14	0	966	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2017	Rebels	8	7	1	498	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2018	Hurricanes	13	13	0	705	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Hurricanes	8	7	1	427	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		108	70	18	6261	6	0	0	0	30	0	0

References

1. "Rebels sign Toby Smith" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
2. "Toby Smith joins Melbourne Rebels". ESPNscrum. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
3. "Smith following in parent's footsteps" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
4. "New Zealand clinch third World Cup with 34-17 triumph against Australia | Rugby World Cup".
5. "The Hurricanes have signed Wallaby Toby Smith to replace departing Loni Uhila". 27 July 2017.
6. "Hurricanes star forced to quit rugby over 'ongoing issues'".
7. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

External links

• Media related to Toby Smith (rugby union) at Wikimedia Commons
• Rebels Profile
• Yahoo NZ profile