Brandon Smith (rugby league)
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31 May 1996 Waiheke Island, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Brandon Smith (born 31 May 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He plays at hooker.
Early life
Born in Waiheke Island, New Zealand, Smith is of Māori descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Waiheke Rams and Bay Roskill Young Guns in New Zealand, and the Centrals Tigers and Brothers in Townsville.[2]
Smith played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Youth Competition for two seasons.[3] In May 2016, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[4] In September 2016, he was named at hooker in the Team of the Year.[5] In October 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with the Melbourne Storm.[6]
NRL career
2017
On 30 April, Smith was named in the New Zealand national team's 20-man squad for the 2017 Anzac Test.[7] He made his NRL debut for the Storm against the Newcastle Knights in round 13, scoring a try.[8][9][10] On 24 July, he signed a contract extension with Melbourne, tying him to the club for another five years with a view to replacing Cameron Smith in the long-term as Melbourne's hooker.[11]
References
- ↑ "Brandon Smith – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 31 May 1996. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Meet: Brandon Smith – Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ "S". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ "Updated: Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ↑ Melbourne Storm (11 October 2016). "Storm re-sign Griffin, add youngsters". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ "Kiwis team announced to take on Kangaroos". NRL.com. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ "Updated team lists: Storm v Knights". NRL.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Late Mail – Round 13 – Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ "Slater stars as Storm thrash Knights". NRL.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ Dan Walsh. "NRL 2017: Melbourne Storm lock in Big Three successors with four key re-signings". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-26.