Riaan Smit

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Riaan Smit
Full nameAdriaan Jacobus Smit
Date of birth (1984-04-28) 28 April 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Springs, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
SchoolSprings HTS
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-Half / Full-Back
Current team Oyonnax
Youth career
2004–2005 Leopards
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006 Leopards 3 (5)
2007 Pumas 15 (89)
2008 Falcons 11 (42)
2009 Leopards 4 (37)
2010–2014 Free State Cheetahs 46 (256)
2010Griffons 2 (14)
2010–2014 Cheetahs 25 (106)
2014–present Oyonnax 2 (0)
Correct as of 11 October 2014

Adriaan Jacobus "True Blue" Smit (born 28 April 1984) is a South African rugby union professional footballer. He can operate in several positions in the back-line but usually plays as a fly-half or fullback.

Career

Smit currently represents Oyonnax in the French Top 14.

He represented the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs in both the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup between 2010 and 2014. He moved to Bloemfontein in 2010 after having something of a nomadic existence prior to that, representing the Leopards, Pumas and Falcons. [1] [2]

He signed a contract with French Top 14 side Oyonnax prior to the 2014–2015 season. [3]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Riaan Smit". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. "Riaan Smit itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. "Le recrutement pour la 2014/2015" (Press release) (in French). US Oyonnax Rugby. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.