Matt Smith (rugby union, born 1996)

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Matt Smith
Birth nameMatthew Cameron Smith
Date of birth (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Scotland
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
School Stirling High School
Notable relative(s) Alex Smith (Great grandfather) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–15
2015–16
2021-		 Stirling County
Glasgow Hawks
Glasgow High Kelvinside 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014-20
2020		 Glasgow Warriors
→Edinburgh 		25 15

Matthew Cameron Smith (born 5 October 1996 in Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow High Kelvinside. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby at the Flanker position.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Smith was part of the Stirling County youth set-up. He won man of the match in the National Youth League Cup final when Stirling Country won the tournament in 2013. They had previously won the same tournament in 2011 and 2012. [2]

In 2015-16 season, Smith moved to play for Glasgow Hawks. Smith has been drafted to Glasgow Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season. [3]

In 2021, Smith played for Glasgow High Kelvinside. [4]

Professional career

The flanker secured an Elite Development Programme place with Glasgow Warriors for the 2014–15 season. This meant he could continue playing for Stirling County [5] whilst training with the Warriors. [6]

The following season he was named as a Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned to a professional team; and once again Smith was assigned to Glasgow Warriors for 2015-16. [7]

In 2016-17 season Smith once again was classed as a Warriors player. He was promoted out the academy on 19 December 2016 by Glasgow Warriors earning a contract for a year and a half. [8]

On 7 February 2020 Smith was loaned to Edinburgh Rugby for the remainder of the season. [9]

In June 2020, following a period of reflection during the suspension of rugby during the COVID-19 pandemic, Matt took the decision to retire from playing professional rugby. He announced the decision on Twitter.

International career

Smith was capped by Scotland U20s against France in 2015. [10] He was called up to Scotland's squad for the 2019 Six Nations Championship. [11]

Family

His sister, Hannah, [12] has played representative rugby for Scotland. His great grandfather, Alex Smith, [1] played association football for Rangers and Dunfermline Athletic.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Scotland U20". Scottish Rugby Union.
  2. ↑ "Stirling County Colts defend two-year under-18 Cup reign".
  3. ↑ "Pro-player draft".
  4. ↑ "Match Report - GHK v Gordonians - 4 September 2021". 6 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Discover more about the team who makes up Stirling County Rugby Football Club". Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Eight join Elite Development roster at Scotstoun".
  7. ↑ "Players inducted into BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies".
  8. ↑ "News".
  9. ↑ Barnes, David (7 February 2020). "Matt Smith joins Edinburgh on loan until end of the season". The Offside Line.
  10. ↑ "Scotland U20 (Matt Smith) - Scottish Rugby Union".
  11. ↑ "Six Nations 2019: Scotland call up Crosbie, Smith, Dunbar & Harley as Watson drops out". BBC. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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