Conrad Smith

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Conrad Smith
Rugby union career

Full name	Conrad Gerard Smith
Date of birth	(1981-10-12) 12 October 1981
Place of birth	Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing career
Position	Centre
New Zealand No.	1044
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2003–	Wellington	43	(60)
correct as of 7 November 2012.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004-	Hurricanes	96	(80)

correct as of 15 July 2013.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004–	New Zealand	75	(120)(24t)
correct as of 6 October 2013.

Conrad Gerard Smith (born 12 October 1981 in Hawera, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays predominantly at Centre. Smith's elusive running, die-hard tackling, deceptive turn of pace, as well as his guile and accuracy in his distribution, make him very handy at centre to provide a link between the inside backs and the back three (11, 14, 15). He captains the Hurricanes in Super Rugby, and plays for New Zealand internationally, with whom he won the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Early life

Smith played in many Taranaki age group teams. Smith attended Francis Douglas Memorial College, after which he moved to Wellington where he completed an LLB(Hons) at Victoria University of Wellington, where he was a resident of Weir House. Smith has been admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.

Domestic career

Smith plays for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby, and also for Wellington in the ITM Cup. He made his Wellington debut in 2003, and was signed by the Hurricanes in 2004. Smith's Hurricanes career has been plagued by injury, and having been injured in 2006, 2007 and 2011, he made just 66 appearances in his first eight seasons with the side. He is the current Hurricanes captain, having led the side for the first time in 2007 in place of the injured Rodney So'oialo.

International career

He made his All Blacks debut age 22, versus Italy in 2004, after a meteoric rise which saw him make his professional debut just a season earlier. In 2007, Smith faced a number of setbacks, mostly involving injury. However, he eventually earned his way back into a starting position, and by 2008, was the first choice centre for the All Blacks.

Smith was a member of the 2011 Rugby World Cup winning squad playing in the final against France at Eden Park in Auckland on 23 October 2011.

Against the Argentina on 28 September 2013, Smith and inside centre Ma'a Nonu achieved a record fifty international games together.^{[citation needed]}

Smith will take a six months break from rugby during the 2013 end-of-year tour, meaning he will not travel with the All Blacks squad to Japan and Europe.^[1]

Personal

Smith married Leanne Snowdon in October 2013.^[2]

References

External links

v t e Wellington squad – ITM Cup

Forwards	Coles Fahamokioa Fifita Filipo Gaualofa Goodes Halafihi A Hill Koroi Levave G Mamea Matu'u Naikatini Reddish O'Reilly A Savea Schwalger Shields Sione E Smith Thrush (c) Toomaga-Allen Vito

Backs	Bateman Curtis Fa'atau Garden-Bachop Hammington J Hill Jane Leiua T Mamea Ngatai Palu Proctor Perenara Savea Sinoti C Smith Sopoaga Treeby Wells Wilson

Coach	Boyd

Squads

v t e Hurricanes – 2014 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Mark Abbott James Broadhurst Dane Coles Ash Dixon Ben Franks Reggie Goodes Jack Lam Faifili Levave Motu Matu'u Mark Reddish Ardie Savea John Schwalger Brad Shields Eric Sione Blade Thomson Jeremy Thrush Jeffery Toomaga-Allen Victor Vito

Backs	Marty Banks Beauden Barrett Tim Bateman Cory Jane Alapati Leiua James Marshall Hadleigh Parkes TJ Perenara Matt Proctor Julian Savea Conrad Smith Chris Smylie Andre Taylor Cardiff Vaega

Coach	Mark Hammett

v t e Hurricanes – 2013 Super Rugby season

Forwards	James Broadhurst Dane Coles Ash Dixon Jason Eaton Ben Franks Reggie Goodes Jack Lam Faifili Levave Karl Lowe Motu Matu'u Ben May Mark Reddish Ardie Savea John Schwalger Brad Shields Blade Thomson Jeremy Thrush Jeffery Toomaga-Allen Victor Vito Did not play: Eric Sione

Backs	Beauden Barrett Tim Bateman Rey Lee-Lo Alapati Leiua James Marshall Ope Peleseuma TJ Perenara Tusi Pisi Matt Proctor Julian Savea Conrad Smith Chris Smylie Andre Taylor Did not play: Samisoni Fisilau Cory Jane

Coach	Mark Hammett

v t e Hurricanes – 2012 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Michael Bent James Broadhurst Dane Coles Mike Coman Jason Eaton Reggie Goodes Jack Lam Faifili Levave Karl Lowe Motu Matu'u Ben May Tristan Moran Mark Reddish Brad Shields Jeremy Thrush Jeffery Toomaga-Allen Victor Vito Did not play: David Hall

Backs	Beauden Barrett Tim Bateman Richard Buckman Chris Eaton Jayden Hayward Cory Jane Daniel Kirkpatrick Alapati Leiua Charlie Ngatai TJ Perenara Tusi Pisi Julian Savea Conrad Smith Andre Taylor Frae Wilson Did not play: Chris Smylie

Coach	Mark Hammett

v t e New Zealand squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup Winners (2nd Title)

Forwards	Afoa Boric Flynn B Franks O Franks Hore Kaino McCaw (c) Mealamu Read Thomson Thorn Vito Whitelock A Williams Woodcock

Backs	Carter Cowan Cruden (Replaced Carter) Dagg Donald (Replaced Slade) Ellis Gear (Replaced Muliaina) Guildford Jane Kahui Muliaina Nonu Slade Smith Toeava Weepu SB Williams

Coach	Henry

v t e New Zealand squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Collins Hayman Hore Jack Lauaki Masoe McCaw (c) Mealamu Oliver Robinson Somerville So'oialo Thorne Tialata Williams Woodcock

Backs	Carter Ellis Evans Howlett Kelleher Leonard MacDonald Mauger McAlister Muliaina Rokocoko Sivivatu Smith Toeava

Coach	Henry

Persondata
Name	Smith, Conrad
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand rugby union player
Date of birth	12 October 1981
Place of birth	Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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