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Not to be confused with Juan-Philip Smith, also commonly known as JP Smith, a rugby union scrum-half.

Jean-Pierre Smith
Full nameJean-Pierre Smith
Date of birth (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthVryburg, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight124 kg (19 st 7 lb; 273 lb)
SchoolPaarl Gimnasium
Notable relative(s)Ruan Smith (twin brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Youth career
2009–2011 Template:Rut Western Province
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 Template:Rut Western Province 5 (0)
2014–2015 Template:Rut Brumbies 24 (0)
2014 Canberra Vikings 8 (5)
2015–2016 Template:Rut Western Province 17 (0)
2016 Template:Rut Stormers 3 (0)
2018–present Template:Rut Reds 0 (0)
Correct as of 25 October 2016

Jean-Pierre Smith (born 24 January 1990) is a South African rugby union player who plays as a prop for the Queensland Reds.[1][2][3] He previously played for Australian Super Rugby side the Template:Rut Brumbies and for the Canberra Vikings in the National Rugby Championship.

Career

Smith started out his career playing for Template:Rut Western Province in South Africa, where he was a member of their youth system between 2009 and 2010 and also made five appearances during the 2010 Vodacom Cup season.[2][3]

He emigrated to Australia along with twin-brother Ruan at the end of 2010 and were initially based in Brisbane, Australia. Both brothers linked up with the Australian National Academy and Jean-Pierre was a member of various development sides before heading south in 2013 to join the Template:Rut Brumbies. Although not named in either the regular or extended playing squads for the 2013 Super Rugby season, Smith was a member of the Brumbies group that traveled to South Africa and New Zealand for the Super Rugby semi-final and final. He didn't get any game time in 2013, but was named in their extended playing squad for 2014.[4]

He made his Super Rugby debut on 7 March 2014 as a second-half replacement for Scott Sio as the Brumbies defeated the Template:Rut Hurricanes 29-21 in Wellington.[5] Also in 2014, he played at the National Rugby Championship for Canberra Vikings.

Return to Western Province

In July 2015, it was announced that Smith would return to former side Template:Rut Western Province for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division campaign.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Jean-Pierre Smith Brumbies Player Profile". Brumbies. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jean-Pierre Smith". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Jean-Pierre Smith itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ^ "UC Brumbies EPS announced". Brumbies. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hurricanes 21–29 Brumbies". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Smith bolsters DHL WP's prop resources" (Press release). Western Province. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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