Andrew Smith (rugby union, born 1985)

Andrew Smith (born 10 January 1985) is an Australian former rugby union player who last played for Australian Super Rugby side the ACT Brumbies. He played as a centre.

Andrew Smith

Date of birth	(1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	104 kg (16.4 st; 229 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007 Central Coast Rays 7 (15) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2015 Munster 21 (30) 2015 Montpellier 8 (5) Correct as of 8 November 2015 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2014, 2016–2018 Brumbies 55 (30) Correct as of 22 July 2016

Early life

Smith attended Shore School and played junior club rugby for Lindfield Rugby Club and St Ives Rugby Club, representing Gordon District in the annual State Championships.

Brumbies

Smith made his Brumbies debut during the 2010 Super 14 season against the Blues in Auckland. After a horror run of injuries, Smith returned during the 2013 Super Rugby season, setting up a crucial try against the British and Irish Lions during a tour game.

Munster

On 1 May 2014, it was announced that Smith would be joining Irish province Munster upon the conclusion of the 2014 Super Rugby season.^[1] Smith made his debut for Munster on 5 September 2014, starting in the sides 13–14 defeat in the opening Guinness Pro 12 game against Edinburgh.^[2][3] He scored his first try for Munster on 19 September 2014, against Zebre.^[4] He started in Munster's first European Rugby Champions Cup game against Sale Sharks on 18 October 2014.^[5] Smith scored a try in Munster's 42–20 win against Connacht on 28 March 2015.^[6] Smith played in the final of the Guinness Pro 12, against Glasgow, he scored Munster's only try, and they lost the game 31 to 13.

Montpellier

Smith joined Montpellier Hérault Rugby after leaving Munster. He signed a short-term deal running until 31 October 2015 to provide cover for the senior team during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Return to Brumbies

On 1 October 2015, it was announced that Smith will re-join the Brumbies for the 2016 and 2017 Super Rugby seasons, having signed a two-year contract.^[7]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 25 July 2016^[8]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2010	Brumbies	5	3	2	279	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Brumbies	9	8	1	633	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2012	Brumbies	16	15	1	1208	4	0	0	0	20	0	0
2013	Brumbies	7	4	3	252	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Brumbies	13	2	11	230	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Brumbies	5	0	5	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		55	32	23	2688	6	0	0	0	30	0	0