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| Full name | Mornay Jan Jakobus Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Eldoraigne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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]
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