Greg Smith (rugby union, born 1968)

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Greg Smith
Birth nameGregory Robert Smith
Date of birth (1968-07-16) July 16, 1968 (age 53)
Place of birthFiji
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight231 lb (105 kg; 16.5 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992-1995 Burnside ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-1999 Toyota Motors ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992-1995 Canterbury 30 (40)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998-1999 Japan 17 (15)

Gregory Robert Smith (born 16 July 1968) is a Fijian former rugby union player. He played for Japan as flanker.

Career[]

Smith first played for Japan on 3 May 1998, against Canada at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium. He was present in the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, where he played all the 3 matches in the tournament, against Samoa, Wales and Argentina, at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 16 October, which would be his last international cap. Throughout all his career, Smith earned 17 caps, 15 points and 3 tries scored.[1] At club level, he played for Canterbury in the NPC[2] and then, he moved in Japan to play for the Toyota Motors club.[3]

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