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Dylan Smith
Full nameDylan Thomas Smith
Date of birth (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthDurban, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
SchoolKing Edward VII School, Johannesburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Template:Rut Lions
Youth career
2011–2015 Template:Rut Golden Lions
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2016 Template:Rut Golden Lions XV 18 (0)
2015–present Template:Rut Golden Lions 17 (5)
2016–present Template:Rut Lions 53 (10)
Correct as of 17 March 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 South Africa Schools 0 (0)
Correct as of 21 May 2018

Dylan Thomas Smith (born 26 February 1994 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Template:Rut Lions in Super Rugby.[1] His regular position is loosehead prop.

Career

He first earned a provincial call-up when he was selected to represent the Template:Rut Golden Lions at the 2011 Under-18 Craven Week, the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, when still at Under-17 level. He was once again selected in the squad for the 2012 tournament, held in Port Elizabeth, and also called up into the South Africa Schools squad, although he failed to make any appearances for them.

After finishing school, he joined the Golden Lions Academy and he was the first-choice loosehead prop for the Template:Rut Golden Lions U19 team that participated in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A. Smith played in eleven of their twelve matches during the pool stages as they finished in second spot on the log. He started their 27–25 semi-final victory over Template:Rut Sharks U19[2] and also started the final, where their trans-Jukskei rivals, Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19 ran out 35–23 winners.[3]

At the start of 2014, he was included in the Template:Rut Golden Lions squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut by playing off the bench in their Round Two match against the Template:Rut Falcons, with the Golden Lions winning that match 23–22.[4] Two more substitute appearances followed against the Template:Rut Blue Bulls[5] and Template:Rut Griquas[6] before he started his first senior match, a 110–0 demolition of the Template:Rut Limpopo Blue Bulls in Polokwane.[7] One more substitute appearance followed in their final group match against the Template:Rut Pumas,[8] which resulted in the Golden Lions finishing in fourth spot to qualify for the quarter finals. Smith started the 27–20 quarter final victory over the Template:Rut Sharks XV in Durban,[9] the 16–15 semi-final win against Gauteng rivals the Template:Rut Blue Bulls[10] and also started the final, where the Golden Lions could not prevent Template:Rut Griquas winning the match 30–6 to win the competition for the fifth time.[11]

Smith started ten matches for the Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He scored tries for them in their matches against Template:Rut Border U21[12] and Template:Rut Western Province U21[13] to help them finish third. However, Smith ended on the losing side against the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21, going down 19–23 in the semi-final.[14]

He was the first-choice loosehead prop for the Template:Rut Golden Lions during the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition.

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dylan Smith". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 27–25 The Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 23–35 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 23–22 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 22–20 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 33–18 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls 0–110 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 27–48 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 20–27 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 15–16 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 30–6 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 113–3 Border U21". South African Rugby Union. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 42–43 Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 23–19 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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