Riaan Smit
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adriaan Jacobus Smit | ||
| Nickname | True Blue | ||
| Born | 28 April 1984 Springs, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Springs HTS | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fly-Half / Full-Back | ||
| Current club | Oyonnax | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–05 | Leopards | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2006 | Leopards | 3 | (5) |
| 2007 | Pumas | 15 | (89) |
| 2008 | Falcons | 11 | (42) |
| 2009 | Leopards | 4 | (37) |
| 2010–14 | Free State Cheetahs | 46 | (256) |
| 2010 | → Griffons | 2 | (14) |
| 2010–14 | Cheetahs | 25 | (106) |
| 2014– | Oyonnax | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 October 2014. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Adriaan Jacobus "True Blue" Smit (born 28 April 1984) is a South African rugby union footballer. He can operate in several positions in the back-line but usually plays as a fly-half or fullback.
Career
Smit currently represents Oyonnax in the French Top 14.
He represented the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs in both the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup between 2010 and 2014. He moved to Bloemfontein in 2010 after having something of a nomadic existence prior to that, representing the Leopards, Pumas and Falcons.[1][2]
He signed a contract with French Top 14 side Oyonnax prior to the 2014–15 season.[3]
References
- ↑ "Riaan Smit SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ "Riaan Smit itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ "Le recrutement pour la 2014/2015" (Press release) (in French). US Oyonnax Rugby. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.