Jonathan Smith (rugby league)

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Jonathan Smith
Personal information
Born (1979-02-28) 28 February 1979 (age 43)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000–01 Auckland Warriors 70000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998 New Zealand Māori
Source: RLP
As of 23 December 2008

Jonathan Smith (born 28 February 1979) is a former New Zealander rugby league footballer. His position of preference was in the second row.

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Playing career

A junior from the Mangere East Hawks, Smith was a Junior Kiwi in 1998. He was then signed by the Auckland Warriors in 2000. [1] While at the Warriors he played in the Queensland Cup for Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Brisbane Souths due to a feeder agreement between the clubs and also played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the Bartercard Cup. [2] [3] He went on to make seven first grade appearances for the club between 2000 and 2001. Confusingly there was also a Jonathon Smith at the club at the same time, although he did not make any first grade appearances. [4] He came off contract at the end of the 2001 season and was not offered a new deal. [5]

He played for Otahuhu in the 2002 Bartercard Cup.

Representative career

Smith toured the Cook Islands in 1998 with the New Zealand Māori. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Jonathan Smith rugbyleague.co.nz
  2. ↑ Warrior boosts Otahuhu in showdown with Bulls [ dead link ]The Press, 6 May 2000
  3. ↑ Backs To The Future Scoop Sport, 16 March 2000
  4. ↑ Chronological Player Roster Archived 2 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Warriors Official Site
  5. ↑ 2002 Player Movements Darryl's Rugby League
  6. ↑ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908–2008. Huia Publishers. p. 302. ISBN   978-1-86969-331-2.
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