| Date of birth | 21 July 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Michael's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Smith (born 21 July 2000) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Connacht as a wing. [1] He also plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team as a forward.
In school, Smith played rugby with St. Michael's College.
Smith was named in the Leinster academy for the 2020–21 season. [2] He made his Leinster debut in Round 10 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Connacht. [3] [4]
Smith played for the Ireland under-20 national rugby union team in 2020.
He has played for the Ireland national rugby sevens team as a forward since 2021. He competed for Ireland at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [5] He was selected as the Irish Men's 7s Player of the Year for the 2023 season. [6]
He competed for Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [7] [8] He was replaced before his sides final game of the men’s tournament after sustaining an injury. [9]
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