Jason Smith (rugby league)
Smith in 2011
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Personal information
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| Full name | Jason Paul Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 March 1972 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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Playing information
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Lock, Second-row, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project, SL Stats
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Jason Smith (born 14 March 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s, and 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative five-eighth or lock forward, he played club football in Australia for the Bulldogs (with whom he won the 1995 Premiership), Eels, Raiders and Cowboys, and in England for Hull F.C. At his peak he was regarded as one of the game's greatest players.
Born in Brisbane, Jason Smith is the younger brother of Darren Smith and was a Brisbane Souths five-eighth/lock.
Smith signed with Sydney's Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs as an 18-year-old in 1990. The following year Smith captained the club's President's Cup side to a grand final win over Parramatta. Mobile yet strong, he displayed his talent as a ball-player in Canterbury's back row or at five-eighth and impressed as a resolute defender. His début for Queensland in the 1994 State of Origin series ended when he was concussed after a sickening clash of heads with rival forward Ian Roberts. Smith recovered to play in Canterbury's losing grand final side and was rewarded for his season's efforts with selection in Australia's 28-man Kangaroo squad. His form on the 1994 Kangaroo tour was excellent and although he was the outstanding player in wins over Warrington and Bradford Northern in the week leading up to Third Test selection, he could not break into Australia's Test team. 1995 proved to be a turning point in Smith's career. After having originally signed with the Bulldogs to join Super League, Smith and three teammates (Dean Pay, Jarrod McCracken and Jim Dymock) turned their backs on their club and signed with the ARL. This move consequently ensured Smith a place in Queensland's State of Origin team, with whom he was named man-of-the-match in the second game of the 1995 series. He also went on to play in all three Tests against New Zealand. After gaining a release from his Super League contract via the courts, Smith played in the Bulldogs' grand final win against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles before coming off the interchange bench in Australia's 16-8 win in the 1995 World Cup final.
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