Mornay Smith
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| Full name | Mornay Jan Jakobus Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Eldoraigne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mornay Jan Jakobus Smith (born 30 January 1998) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is tighthead prop.
Rugby career
[edit]Youth rugby
[edit]Smith was born in Pretoria. He went to Hoërskool Eldoraigne, where he played rugby for the first team.[2] He was included in the Blue Bulls' Craven Week team in 2016, and also earned a selection to the South Africa Schools 'A' squad, playing in matches against Italy,[3] England[4] and Wales[5] in the 2016 Under-19 International Series.
Senior career
[edit]Smith was included in the Blue Bulls XV squad for the 2018 Rugby Challenge[6] and made his first class debut in their 27–20 victory over trans-Jukskei rivals the Golden Lions XV.[7] After just four appearances – which included his first start against the Welwitschias[8] – Smith was named in the matchday squad of the Bulls Super Rugby team for their match in Round 17 of the 2018 Super Rugby season against the Sunwolves in Singapore[9] and he duly made his Super Rugby debut, coming on as a 67th minute replacement in a 37–42 defeat.[10]
Honours
[edit]- Currie Cup winner 2020–21, 2021
- Pro14 Rainbow Cup runner-up 2021
- United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021-22
References
[edit]- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Mornay Smith". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Captain's Profile: Mornay Smith". Rugby365. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools A 20–23 Italy U19". South African Rugby Union. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools A 53–14 England U18". South African Rugby Union. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools A 17–18 Wales U18". South African Rugby Union. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Squad: Vodacom Blue Bulls XV". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "SuperSport Rugby Challenge - Match 29, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "SuperSport Rugby Challenge - Match 42, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Pollard to lead Vodacom Bulls against Sunwolves in Singapore" (Press release). Bulls. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Sunwolves 42-37 Bulls". SANZAAR. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.