Mornay Smith

Mornay Jan Jakobus Smith (born 30 January 1998) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup.^[1] His regular position is tighthead prop.

Mornay Smith

Full name	Mornay Jan Jakobus Smith
Date of birth	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb)
School	Hoërskool Eldoraigne
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Bulls / Blue Bulls Youth career 2014–2019 Blue Bulls Senior career Years Team Apps Points 2018–2019 Blue Bulls XV 10 (0) 2018– Bulls 25 (0) 2020– Blue Bulls 14 (5) Correct as of 23 July 2022 International career Years Team Apps Points 2016 South Africa Schools 'A' 3 (0) Correct as of 2 July 2018

Rugby career

Youth rugby

Smith was born in Pretoria. He went to Hoërskool Eldoraigne, where he played rugby for the first team.^[2] He was included in the Blue Bulls' Craven Week team in 2016, and also earned a selection to the South Africa Schools 'A' squad, playing in matches against Italy,^[3] England^[4] and Wales^[5] in the 2016 Under-19 International Series.

Senior career

Smith was included in the Blue Bulls XV squad for the 2018 Rugby Challenge^[6] and made his first class debut in their 27–20 victory over trans-Jukskei rivals the Golden Lions XV.^[7] After just four appearances – which included his first start against the Welwitschias^[8] – Smith was named in the matchday squad of the Bulls Super Rugby team for their match in Round 17 of the 2018 Super Rugby season against the Sunwolves in Singapore^[9] and he duly made his Super Rugby debut, coming on as a 67th minute replacement in a 37–42 defeat.^[10]

Honours

• Currie Cup winner 2020–21, 2021
• Pro14 Rainbow Cup runner-up 2021
• United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021-22