Jeremy James Smith (born 18 July 1981) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who previously played for the Parramatta Eels and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL, and the Salford City Reds and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. Primarily playing as a five-eighth or halfback, Smith has represented the New Zealand Māori and New Zealand national teams.
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| Full name | Jeremy James Smith[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1981 Huntly, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 182 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editA St. George Dragons junior, Smith made the Junior Kiwis in 1998.[4] He played for the Aotearoa Māori side at the 2000 World Cup. In 2001 he played for the Hibiscus Coast Raiders in the Bartercard Cup.[5]
Smith played for the Parramatta Eels between 2005 and 2006. Smith was suspended for four matches in 2006 after pushing a referee in Parramatta's bizarre 8–1 loss to St. George. The judiciary had found that Smith pushed referee Sean Hampstead in the back with both hands after a scrum was ruled against Parramatta.[6][7] He has also represented the New Zealand Maori side.[8]
Smith then signed with South Sydney for the 2007 NRL season. He penned his deal short after the announcement that his coach at the time, Jason Taylor would also join the South Sydney club in 2007. Smith joined the Salford City Reds at the beginning of the 2009 season. Smith again played for the New Zealand Māori in 2010 against England.[9]
Smith has signed a one-year deal with Super League outfit, Wakefield Trinity ahead of the 2011 season. Smith was injured during the off season and could not play in any friendlies due to visa problems, which meant he had little match fitness when he made his début in Round 3 against Salford. He returned to Australia in 2012, signing with the St. George Illawarra Dragons and playing NSW Cup for the Illawarra Cutters.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Kiwis unveil new-look Test side". BBC. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Jeremy Smith". Rugby League Project.
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.181
- ^ Batercard Cup round 21 Preview Archived 2012-09-07 at archive.today rleague.com, 10 August 2001
- ^ "Smith in hot water after pushing referee to the limit on wet and wild night". 3 June 2006.
- ^ Images, Getty (6 June 2006). "Parramatta Eels' Smith outed for referee push". ABC News.
- ^ Lowe, Robert (9 October 2007). "League: Smith has big shoes to fill". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ^ "League: Maori draw with England". The New Zealand Herald. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ NSW Cup Rd 12 Illawarra 17 Newtown 32 Archived 2013-02-01 at archive.today rleague.com, 23 May 2012
External links
edit- Salford City Reds profile
- Jeremy Smith NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ
- South Sydney Rabbitohs profile