Riaan Smit

Riaan Smit

Personal information
Full name	Adriaan Jacobus Smit
Nickname	True Blue
Born	28 April 1984 Springs, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended	Springs HTS
Club information
Playing position	Fly-Half / Full-Back
Current club	Oyonnax
Youth career
2004–05	Leopards
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2006	Leopards	3	(5)
2007	Pumas	15	(89)
2008	Falcons	11	(42)
2009	Leopards	4	(37)
2010–14	Free State Cheetahs	46	(256)
2010	→ Griffons	2	(14)
2010–14	Cheetahs	25	(106)
2014–	Oyonnax	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 October 2014. † Appearances (Points).

Adriaan Jacobus "True Blue" Smit (born 28 April 1984) is a South African rugby union footballer. He can operate in several positions in the back-line but usually plays as a fly-half or fullback.

Career

Smit currently represents Oyonnax in the French Top 14.

He represented the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs in both the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup between 2010 and 2014. He moved to Bloemfontein in 2010 after having something of a nomadic existence prior to that, representing the Leopards, Pumas and Falcons.^[1][2]

He signed a contract with French Top 14 side Oyonnax prior to the 2014–15 season.^[3]

References

1. "Riaan Smit SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
2. "Riaan Smit itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
3. "Le recrutement pour la 2014/2015" (Press release) (in French). US Oyonnax Rugby. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.