Aaron Smith (rugby union)
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| Full name | Aaron Luke Smith | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 November 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Feilding, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Feilding High School | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 1112 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2008– | Manawatu | 43 | (45) |
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Correct as of 16 October 2016
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2011– | Highlanders | 96 | (95) |
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Correct as of 06 March 2017
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2010 2012– |
Māori All Blacks New Zealand |
3 58 |
(0) (62) |
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Correct as of 26 November 2016
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Aaron Luke Smith (born 21 November 1988) is a rugby union player who plays for New Zealand – the All Blacks – in international rugby. He plays at half back in the team. Smith played for the Māori All Blacks in 2010, and was first selected for the All Blacks in 2012. He was a key member of the 2015 Rugby World Cup winning team. He also plays for the Highlanders in Super Rugby, and for Manawatu in the ITM Cup.
Smith made his debut for Manawatu in the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup at the age of 19, making several substitute appearances for the Turbos. This included the historic 25–24 win over Canterbury in Round 1 and the 38–38 draw with Waikato in Round 3.
For the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup, Smith established himself as the first-choice half-back for Manawatu, starting all 13 games over the course of the season and scoring his first representative try. He continued as the starter in the 2010 ITM Cup, and established himself as one of the top half-backs in the competition and earning a Super Rugby contract.
In the 2011 ITM Cup, Smith continued to improve and had a successful season, scoring five tries helping the improved Manawatu squad which reached the Championship final.
Smith was included in the Blues wider training group for the 2010 Super 14 season, but did not see any game action for the Auckland-based side.
For the 2011 Super Rugby season, Smith signed for the Highlanders, coached by Jamie Joseph, who had previously coached Smith with the New Zealand Māori. Smith had a successful debut season, beating out Sean Romans for the job as backup to starting half-back (and All Black) Jimmy Cowan, and made 12 appearances including 3 starts.
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