Duwayne Smart

Duwayne Smart
Personal information
Full name Duwayne Enslin Smart
Born (1987-08-08) 8 August 1987
George, South Africa
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
School(s) attended George High School
Club information
Playing position Winger
Current club Boland Cavaliers
Youth career
2005 SWD Eagles
2006 Griffons
2007–08 SWD Eagles
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2013 Evergreens 6 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2008 SWD Eagles 10 (25)
2009–11 Pumas 7 (10)
2011 SWD Eagles 2 (5)
2014 SWD Eagles 4 (25)
2014– Boland Cavaliers 6 (5)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 30 April 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

Duwayne Enslin Smart (born 8 August 1987 in George, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Boland Cavaliers.[1] His regular position is on the wing.

Career

Youth

As a native of George, Smart represented his local provincial side, the SWD Eagles at youth level, playing for their Under-19 side in the 2005 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He spent 2006 in Welkom, representing the Griffons U21s in the 2006 Under-21 Provincial Championship before returning to George for the 2007 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

SWD Eagles

He made his first class debut for the SWD Eagles during the 2008 Vodacom Cup competition; he started their home match against the Blue Bulls in the opening round of the competition and helped them to a 33–27 victory.[2] Despite playing off the bench in their next match, he opened the scoring for the SWD Eagles in their 20–58 defeat to defending champions Griquas.[3] He also started in their loss to the Golden Lions in Johannesburg[4] before scoring his second senior try in a 26–27 defeat to the Falcons in Uniondale.[5] He played against the Leopards in Rustenburg[6] before scoring two tries in their 50–12 victory over the Pumas in their final match of the campaign[7] to finish with a tally of four tries to make him SWD Eagles' top try scorer for the campaign.[8] However, it wasn't enough to help his side into the quarter finals, finishing in fifth spot in the Southern Section of the competition.

He was also involved in their Currie Cup campaign; he made his debut in the Currie Cup competition in their 2009 Currie Cup First Division match against the Griffons in a 31–34 defeat.[9] He played in their match against the Leopards in Potchefstroom,[10] as well as the return fixture in George, where he scored his first try in the Currie Cup competition in a 35–34 victory.[11]

Pumas

In 2009, Smart made the move to Witbank-based outfit the Pumas.[12] He made two appearances for them in the 2009 Vodacom Cup – he came on as a replacement in their match against the Leopards in their first match in the competition[13] and started their final match against the Blue Bulls, scoring a try for them in a 24–37 defeat.[14] He made three appearances for the Pumas during the 2009 Currie Cup First Division; he came on as a late replacement in their matches against the Border Bulldogs in East London[15] and former side SWD Eagles[16] and started their final match of the season against the Border Bulldogs in Witbank, scoring a try in a 43–26 win[17] to help them finish top of the log. Despite Smart not being involved, the Pumas won their semi-final against the Mighty Elephants,[18] as well as the final against the SWD Eagles to win their second First Division title.[19] They also won a two-legged promotion play-off series against the Boland Cavaliers to win promotion to the Premier Division for 2010.[20][21]

Smart made two appearances for the Pumas during the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division – starting their 15–38 opening day defeat to the Blue Bulls[22] as well as their 25–58 defeat to Griquas[23] – as the Pumas finished seventh on the log. He was named in the Pumas squad for the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, but didn't make any appearances.

Return to SWD Eagles

After making just seven appearances in two-and-a-half years at the Pumas, Smart returned to the SWD Eagles during the 2011 Currie Cup First Division. He scored a try for them on his return to the side, in a 45–53 defeat to the Falcons in Kempton Park[24] and also played in their final match of the season against eventual champions the Boland Cavaliers,[25] but could not help the SWD Eagles reach the semi-final play-offs.

Club rugby / SWD Eagles

Smart played club rugby for Progress in the SWD Premier League in 2012 and then moved to Pacaltsdorp-based side Evergreens[26] that recently qualified for the first edition of the SARU Community Cup in 2013. He made three appearances for them during in Pool D of the round-robin stage of the competition, scoring a try for them in their match against Old Selbornians[27] to help them qualify for the finals held in George. He featured in all three of their matches in the finals, but could not prevent them losing all three of their matches to finish eighth overall in the competition.

He earned another provincial call-up, however, being included in the SWD Eagles' squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup. It proved to be a very prolific season for him; a late try in the SWD Eagles' 47–52 opening-day defeat to the Free State XV[28] was followed by a brace in their match against Kenyan invitational side Simba XV in a 51–7 victory in Crawford[29] and another brace in their next match, a 46–17 victory against the Boland Cavaliers in Swellendam.[25] Smart's five tries – equal to team-mate Hentzwill Pedro's tally, but one behind Alshaun Bock's six in the competition – helped the SWD Eagles to qualify for the quarter finals of the competition, where they were eliminated by Griquas in Kimberley.[30]

Boland Cavaliers

Smart made the move to rival Western Cape side the Boland Cavaliers prior to the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series,[31] where a spot in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division was up for grabs for the team that won the competition. He made his debut for his new side in their match against the Griffons in Welkom[32] and after also playing against Griquas,[33] he scored his first try for Boland Cavaliers eleven minutes into a 35–20 victory over the Falcons.[34] They finished fifth to remain in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division and Smart made one appearance in that competition, a 19–27 defeat to eventual champions the Griffons.[35]

References

  1. ↑ "SARU Player Profile Duwayne Smart". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Match Breakdown: SWD vs Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Wildeklawer Griquas vs SWD". South African Rugby Union. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Golden Lions vs SWD". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Match Breakdown: SWD vs Valke". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Platinum Leopards vs SWD". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Match Breakdown: SWD vs Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2008 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Griffons vs SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Profert Platinum Leopards vs SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Match Breakdown: SWD Eagles vs Profert Platinum Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "SWD onder groot druk ná nederlaag" (in Afrikaans). Son. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Pumas vs Platinum Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Pumas vs Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Border vs Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Match Breakdown: SWD vs Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Pumas vs Border". South African Rugby Union. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Pumas vs Mighty Elephants". South African Rugby Union. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Pumas vs SWD". South African Rugby Union. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Boland Cavaliers vs Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Pumas vs Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Barloworld Toyota Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Match Breakdown: GWK Griquas vs Barloworld Toyota Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Valke vs SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  25. 1 2 "Match Breakdown: SWD Eagles vs Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  26. ↑ "Cup: KAap gedug" (in Afrikaans). Son. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  27. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Broubart Old Selbornians (Border) vs Evergreens (SWD)". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  28. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State XV vs SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  29. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Tusker Simba XV vs SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  30. ↑ "Match Breakdown: GWK Griquas vs SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  31. ↑ "Kavaliers vir week op kamp" (in Afrikaans). Son. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  32. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Down Touch Griffons vs Boland". South African Rugby Union. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  33. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Boland vs GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  34. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Valke vs Boland". South African Rugby Union. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  35. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Boland Cavaliers vs Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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