Clive James Stuart-Smith (born 17 May 1983) is an English rugby union player who plays at scrum-half. Stuart-Smith played club rugby for Gloucester RFC, Leeds Tykes, Worcester Warriors, Exeter Chiefs and Esher RFC in the English leagues as well as representing Welsh region Llanelli Scarlets. Stuart-Smith played age grade rugby for England at under 18, under 19 and under 21 level, as well as representing England Saxons, England's second national rugby union team.
| Birth name | Clive James Stuart-Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 May 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editIn May 2001, Clive Stuart-Smith joined Gloucester RFC on a two-year contract.[1] Whilst at Gloucester he was a replacement in the 2003 Powergen Cup Final in which Gloucester defeated Northampton Saints.[2] In June 2003, it was announced that Stuart-Smith would be joining Leeds Tykes from Gloucester, agreeing a one-year contract with the club.[3] At the end of the season, Stuart-Smith moved again to Worcester for the 2004–05 season.[4]
Stuart-Smith moved to the Llanelli Scarlets for the 2005–06 season, signing a two-year contract with the region.[5] While at the region, Stuart-Smith played in the 2006 Powergen Cup final loss against London Wasps.[6] At the end of his two-year contract, Stuart-Smith left to join Exeter Chiefs, who were playing in National Division One at the time.[7] Despite missing out on promotion to the Premiership, Stuart-Smith committed to Exeter in April 2009 for another season in the now renamed RFU Championship.[8] Exeter won the 2010 RFU Championship final to win promotion to the Aviva Premiership the following season.[9]
Stuart-Smith signed for Esher for the 2010/11 season, who had newly been prompted to the RFU Championship.[10] A cruciate ligament injury sustained in the match against Birmingham in October 2010 saw him unable to play for the rest of the season.[11] He renewed his contract at Esher for the 2011–12 season.[12]
Stuart-Smith joined Cinderford RFC in 2013 after a spell at Hartpury RFC.[13] He is currently a head coach at the club.[14]
International career
editStuart-Smith captained the England Under-19 team.[15] He was also a member of the England Under-21 squad for the 2003 Under 21 Rugby World Championship. England head coach Clive Woodward suggested Stuart-Smith would feature in the England national squad for their 2004 Summer tour; however, he was not announced as part of the team.[6]
Stuart-Smith was a member of the England Saxons squad during the 2006 Churchill Cup campaign, and captained the team in the Plate final match.[16] Stuart-Smith also made three appearances for the invitational Barbarians team, including both matches in the 2007 tour against Tunisia and Spain.[17]
Personal life
editStuart-Smith is the Head of Commercial & Media at Top Marque Sports, a leading Sports Management agency.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Gloucester sign Italian international". BBC Sport Online. 21 May 2001.
- ^ "Clockwatch: Powergen Cup final". BBC. 5 April 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "June:Rugby in brief". BBC Sport Online. 25 June 2003.
- ^ "Zurich Premiership: Transfer news". BBC Sport Online. 24 August 2004.
- ^ "Scarlets sign King & Stuart-Smith". BBC Sport Online. 26 May 2005.
- ^ a b Hewett, Chris (7 April 2006). "England berth at stake for Stuart-Smith". The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Clive signs for Exeter". Scarlets Regional Ltd. 26 April 2007.
- ^ "Duo commit their future to Chiefs". BBC Sport Online. 15 April 2009.
- ^ "Club captain Alan Miller leaves Exeter Chiefs". BBC Sport Online. 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Esher sign Alex Walker and Clive Stuart-Smith". BBC Sport Online. 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Rugby: Injury return is welcome news for Esher". getSurrey. Trinity Mirror Southern. 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Esher coach Mike Schmid re-signs 13 players". BBC Sport Online. 3 June 2011.
- ^ "New talent joins Cinderford squad for 2013/14". Cinderford RFC. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015.
- ^ Impey, Steven (2 September 2015). "Cinderford need to be more ruthless says player/coach Clive Stuart-Smith". Gloucester Citizen. Local World. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ Llewellyn, David (1 January 2004). "New life at Leeds may do trick for Stuart-Smith". The Independent.
- ^ Barton, Dave (16 June 2006). "Stuart-Smith planning to conjure up England Saxons triumph". England Rugby Official Website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2006.
- ^ "Player Archive - C. J. Stuart-Smith". Barbarian Football Club Ltd.
- ^ "Head of Commercial & Media". Top Marque Sports. 2015.