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George Smith is a giant of Australian rugby and is arguably the greatest Wallaby of all time. Discover more about his career with rugby gurus RugbyPass.

George Smith Bio

George Smith is a legend of Australian rugby. Throughout his distinguished career, he was capped 111 times by Australia and 142 times by the Brumbies. George Smith was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.

Born 14 July 1980, George Smith enjoyed a distinguished junior career where he often played above his age group. In 1999, Eddie Jones signed him to represent the ACT Brumbies. In his first year of professional rugby in 2000, he made his debut for the side and began to make regular appearances. Remarkably considering his lack of senior rugby, he was capped for Australia for the first time during the same year.

Over the course of the next decade, George Smith was a mainstay for both the Brumbies and Australia. During this time, he won a number of individual honours and was even voted into the Wallabies Team of the Decade. During this period, he also won the Brumbies Players’ Player of the Year award an astonishing nine times.

In 2010, George Smith then announced his retirement from international rugby and left the Brumbies to play in the Top 14 with Toulon. However, he only played for the side for one season before he joined the Suntory Sungoliath in Japan. In doing so, he signed a whopping $3.3m three-year deal.

He continued to play with the Suntory Sungoliath until 2017, but he also enjoyed stints at Stade Français (2012), Lyon (2014-15) and Wasps (2015-16) during this time. Plus, in 2013, George Smith also signed a short-term contract with the Brumbies and he was recalled to the Australia squad for the visit of the British and Irish Lions. His appearance in the third test was his 111th and final appearance for Australia.

At the end of his time with the Suntory Sungoliath in 2017, George Smith also played for Queensland Reds (2017-18) and Bristol Bears (2018-19) before he retired. Considered by some to be the greatest Wallaby of all time, today George Smith has taken on a coaching consultancy role in Japan.

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Fri Jul 21, 2023
7:00pm CDT
Sapporo Dome
Japan Japan
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7:00pm
Samoa Samoa
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Fri Jul 28, 2023
7:00pm CDT
BT Murrayfield
Scotland Scotland
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7:00pm
Italy Italy
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7:00pm CDT
Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Japan Japan
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7:00pm
Tonga Tonga
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Fri Aug 4, 2023
7:00pm CDT
BT Murrayfield
Scotland Scotland
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7:00pm
France France
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7:00pm CDT
Principality Stadium
Wales Wales
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7:00pm
England England
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7:00pm CDT
Japan Japan
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7:00pm
Fiji Fiji
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Sat Aug 5, 2023
2:05am CDT
Forsyth Barr Stadium
New Zealand New Zealand
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2:05am
Australia Australia
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10:00am CDT
Aviva Stadium
Ireland Ireland
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10:00am
Italy Italy
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12:00pm CDT
Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf
Romania Romania
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12:00pm
USA USA
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2:10pm CDT
Estadio Jose Amalfitani
Argentina Argentina
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2:10pm
South Africa South Africa
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Fri Aug 11, 2023
7:00pm CDT
France France
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7:00pm
Scotland Scotland
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7:00pm CDT
Georgia Georgia
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7:00pm
Romania Romania
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Sat Aug 12, 2023
8:00am CDT
Twickenham
England England
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8:00am
Wales Wales
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Fri Aug 18, 2023
7:00pm CDT
France France
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7:00pm
Fiji Fiji
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7:00pm CDT
Principality Stadium
Wales Wales
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7:00pm
South Africa South Africa
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7:00pm CDT
Aviva Stadium
Ireland Ireland
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7:00pm
England England
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7:00pm CDT
Italy Italy
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7:00pm
Romania Romania
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Fri Aug 25, 2023
1:30pm CDT
Twickenham
New Zealand New Zealand
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1:30pm
South Africa South Africa
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7:00pm CDT
France France
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7:00pm
Australia Australia
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7:00pm CDT
Civitas Metropolitano
Spain Spain
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Argentina Argentina
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7:00pm CDT
BT Murrayfield
Scotland Scotland
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7:00pm
Georgia Georgia
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7:00pm CDT
Italy Italy
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7:00pm
Japan Japan
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Sat Aug 26, 2023
8:00am CDT
Twickenham
England England
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8:00am
Fiji Fiji
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