Ginter Smuts

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Ginter Smuts
Date of birth (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 25)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Lions / Golden Lions
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2021 Pumas 26 (53)
2021– Lions 0 (0)
2022– Golden Lions 5 (0)
Correct as of 16 September 2022

Ginter Smuts (born 7 September 1998) is a South African rugby union player for the Pumas in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is scrum-half.

Smuts made his Currie Cup debut for the Pumas in July 2019, coming on as a replacement in their match against the Sharks in Round Four of the 2019 season. [1]

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References

  1. "Match 11, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.