Rhyno Smith
| Full name | Rhyno Christo Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paarl, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paarl Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | North-West University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fullback / Fly-half / Winger | ||
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| Current team | Sharks / Sharks XV | ||
| Youth Career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Leopards | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2014–present | NWU Pukke | 25 | (178) |
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2014–2016 | Leopards | 27 | (223) |
| 2015 | Leopards XV | 2 | (5) |
| 2016–present | Sharks | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–present | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 6 | (5) |
| 2017–present | Sharks XV | 0 | (0) |
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Correct as of 9 October 2016
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Rhyno Christo Smith (born 11 February 1993) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Sharks. He usually plays as a fullback, but can also play as a fly-half or winger.
He was born and grew up in Paarl in the Western Cape, but never earned a provincial call-up while at high school level. Upon finishing school, he moved to Potchefstroom where he joined the Leopards academy. He was included in the Leopards U19 squad that participated in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making ten appearances and scoring 38 points for his side that finished in fifth position on the log. He scored three tries during the competition in matches against Free State U19 on his debut, against SWD U19 in his second match and against Sharks U19.
He made twelve appearances for the Leopards U21 squad in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring 33 points for his side, including tries in matches against Free State U21 and Western Province U21, but again missed out on the play-offs, with the team finishing in sixth place on the log.
Smith was included in the university team NWU Pukke's squad for the 2014 Varsity Cup and was named in the matchday squad for all nine of their matches, but made just two starts and five appearances as a replacement. His side finished top of the log to qualify for the semi-finals. Smith scored just two points throughout the season, but it proved to be absolutely vital, as he kicked a last-minute penalty in their match against NMMU Madibaz in the semi-final in a 19–18 victory. He was an unused replacement in the final, which UCT Ikey Tigers won in dramatic fashion as they fought back from 33–15 down with five minutes to go to achieve a 39–33 victory. In the second half of 2014, Smith returned to the Leopards U21 squad for their 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship campaign. He started their first eight matches of the competition, scoring 87 points to make him the Leopards' top scorer during the competition and the fifth top scorer overall. His points tally consisted of hat-tricks of tries in their matches against Border U21 and Sharks U21, a brace of tries against Free State U21, three further tries in matches against Sharks U21,Free State U21 and Blue Bulls U21 and 32 points with the boot.
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