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| birth_place = [[Bridgend]], [[Wales]]
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| ru_amateurupdate = 29 October 2014
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'''Nicky Smith''' (born 7 April 1994) is a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] player. A prop forward, he plays club rugby for the [[Ospreys (rugby team)|Ospreys]] regional team having previously played for [[Aberavon RFC]] and [[Swansea RFC]]. He is a Wales Under 20 international.
'''Nicky Smith''' (born 7 April 1994) is a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] player. A prop forward, he plays club rugby for the [[Ospreys (rugby team)|Ospreys]] regional team, having previously played for [[Aberavon RFC]] and [[Swansea RFC]]. He is a Wales Under 20 international, having appeared for the team on 15 occasions. His first run out for the U20's team was against [[Ireland national under-20 rugby union team|Ireland U20]]'s, during the [[Six Nations Under 20s Championship|2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship]].<ref>[http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/175726.html Wales U20's 17 Ireland U20's 15]</ref> He went on to play ever match of the 2013 Championship, before being selected for the [[2013 IRB Junior World Championship]] in [[France]]. Though Smith only played once during the U20's World Championship, Wales did finish second overall behind [[England national under-20 rugby union team|England U20]]. Smith played again in 2014, playing in every match of the 2014 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, and every game of the [[2014 IRB Junior World Championship]] in [[New Zealand]] - Wales finished seventh on that occasion.


In October 2014 he was named the [[Wales national rugby union team]] squad for the Autumn International series.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/9370298.stm 2011 Wales squad]</ref>
In October 2014 he was named the [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales senior]] squad for the [[2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals|2014 Autumn International series]] against [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]], [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]], [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] and [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/9370298.stm 2011 Wales squad]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ospreysrugby.com/Teams/Ospreys/Player/150817 Ospreys profile]
* [http://www.ospreysrugby.com/Teams/Ospreys/Player/150817 Ospreys profile]
* [http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/squads_wales_u20.php?player=89907&includeref=dynamic Wales Under 20]]


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{{Ospreys current}}
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[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]



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Revision as of 16:03, 29 October 2014

Nicky Smith
Birth nameNicky Smith
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthBridgend, Wales
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb)
SchoolGower College Swansea
Pentrehafod Comprehensive School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Ospreys
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–
2013–14		 Swansea
Aberavon		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002– Ospreys 19 (10)
Correct as of 29 October 2014
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–14 Wales U20 15 (0)
Correct as of 29 October 2014

Nicky Smith (born 7 April 1994) is a Welsh rugby union player. A prop forward, he plays club rugby for the Ospreys regional team, having previously played for Aberavon RFC and Swansea RFC. He is a Wales Under 20 international, having appeared for the team on 15 occasions. His first run out for the U20's team was against Ireland U20's, during the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[1] He went on to play ever match of the 2013 Championship, before being selected for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France. Though Smith only played once during the U20's World Championship, Wales did finish second overall behind England U20. Smith played again in 2014, playing in every match of the 2014 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, and every game of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand - Wales finished seventh on that occasion.

In October 2014 he was named the Wales senior squad for the 2014 Autumn International series against Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wales U20's 17 Ireland U20's 15
  2. ^ 2011 Wales squad

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