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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 Jun 21, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Japan National Stadium
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
England England
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Sat Jun 22, 2024
9:00am EDT
Twickenham
South Africa South Africa
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Wales Wales
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Fri Jul 5, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Argentina Argentina
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France France
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Sat Jul 6, 2024
3:05am EDT
Forsyth Barr Stadium
New Zealand New Zealand
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England England
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5:45am EDT
Allianz Stadium
Australia Australia
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5:45am
Wales Wales
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Loftus Versfeld
South Africa South Africa
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11:00am
Ireland Ireland
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7:00pm EDT
TD Place
Canada Canada
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7:00pm
Scotland Scotland
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Thu Jul 11, 2024
8:00pm EDT
USA USA
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Scotland Scotland
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Fri Jul 12, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Yurtec Stadium
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
Georgia Georgia
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8:00pm EDT
Argentina Argentina
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8:00pm
France France
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Sat Jul 13, 2024
3:05am EDT
Eden Park
New Zealand New Zealand
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3:05am
England England
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5:45am EDT
AAMI Park
Australia Australia
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5:45am
Wales Wales
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11:00am EDT
Hollywoodbets Kings Park
South Africa South Africa
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11:00am
Ireland Ireland
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Fri Jul 19, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Chile Chile
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8:00pm
Scotland Scotland
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Sat Jul 20, 2024
1:45am EDT
Allianz Stadium
Australia Australia
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1:45am
Georgia Georgia
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Toyota Stadium
South Africa South Africa
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11:00am
Portugal Portugal
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Sapporo Dome
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
Italy Italy
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Fri Jul 26, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Estadio Charrua
Uruguay Uruguay
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Scotland Scotland
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Fri Oct 25, 2024
8:00pm EDT
International Stadium Yokohama
Japan Japan
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New Zealand New Zealand
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Fri Nov 1, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Twickenham
England England
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New Zealand New Zealand
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Twickenham
England England
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8:00pm
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Fri Nov 8, 2024
3:10pm EST
Aviva Stadium
Ireland Ireland
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3:10pm
New Zealand New Zealand
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Sat Nov 9, 2024
10:10am EST
Twickenham
England England
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10:10am
Australia Australia
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Sat Nov 16, 2024
12:40pm EST
Twickenham
England England
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12:40pm
South Africa South Africa
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Sat Nov 23, 2024
3:10pm EST
Italy Italy
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3:10pm
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Sun Nov 24, 2024
11:10am EST
Twickenham
England England
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