Date of birth | (2000-07-27)27 July 2000 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Marist Brothers High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Angelo Smith is a Fijianrugby union player, currently playing for theWaratahs. His preferred position islock.[1]
Smith attendedMarist Brothers High School and St Thomas High School, where he was a teammate ofFiji internationalChris Minimbi.[2] After visiting family in New Zealand, Smith was invited to feature for the New Zealand Fiji Schoolboys team, although he could not raise enough money to join the academy in New Zealand full time.[3]
Smith received his big break when representingWests Rugby in theHospital Cup, where the Wests Bulldogs ended a 16-year drought to win the trophy.[4] With the Wests club having a close connection with theMelbourne Rebels side, he was first offered a pre-season contract with the club for the 2022 off-season.[5] He signed full time with the side in January 2023,[6] before making his Rebels debut in Round 2 of the2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against theHurricanes.[7]
He has signed for theWaratahs for the 2025 season.[8]
Smith has also representedFiji U20s.[9]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2023 | Rebels | 8 | 2 | 6 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 2 | 6 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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