Angelo Smith

Angelo Smith is a Fijian rugby union player, currently playing for the Waratahs. His preferred position is lock.^[1]

Angelo Smith

Date of birth	(2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 25)
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
Position(s) Lock Current team Waratahs Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– Wests () 2023–2024 Melbourne Rebels 20 (20) Correct as of 8 June 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) Fiji U20 Correct as of 5 March 2023

Early career

Smith attended Marist Brothers High School and St Thomas High School, where he was a teammate of Fiji international Chris 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]

Professional career

Smith received his big break when representing Wests Rugby in the Hospital Cup, where the Wests Bulldogs ended a 16-year drought to win the trophy.^[4] With the Wests club having a close connection with the Melbourne 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 the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Hurricanes.^[7]

He has signed for the Waratahs for the 2025 season. ^[8]

International career

Smith has also represented Fiji U20s.^[9]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 3 June 2023^[10]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
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