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Tyrone Smith (rugby)
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Tyrone Smith, born 12 July 1983 in Manly, New South Wales
, is an Australia
n-Tonga
n rugby league
and rugby union
player. Smith is a former player of London Broncos/Harlequins RL in the European Super League
and the National Rugby League
side Sydney Roosters
.
international.
flanker
George Smith, Tyrone himself played his early rugby in the Union code
, touring the UK in 2002 with the Australian Schoolboys. Now hailed by some as the 'inside centre the Wallabies have been looking for', we shall see if his raw pace and near faultless ball carrying in the 2008 super 14 can be transferred to the international stage.
Smith has agreed a two year deal with the CA Brumbies in the Super 14
rugby union
competition.
Tyrone will take his place with his older brother in the Brumbies line-up, marking an astonishing transition between the two codes.
Manly, New South Wales
Manly is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Manly is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Manly Council, in the Northern Beaches region.-History:Manly was named...
, is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n-Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
n rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. Smith is a former player of London Broncos/Harlequins RL in the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
and the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
side Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
.
Career
Rugby League
In league, Smith's position of choice is as a left centre and can also play on the wing. Smith is a TonganTonga national rugby league team
The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side, representing Tonga in rugby league football. Rugby league is a popular sport in Tonga, and the national team has become one of the best performed nations in the world...
international.
Rugby Union
Tyrone is the younger brother of Australian WallabyAustralia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
flanker
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
George Smith, Tyrone himself played his early rugby in the Union code
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, touring the UK in 2002 with the Australian Schoolboys. Now hailed by some as the 'inside centre the Wallabies have been looking for', we shall see if his raw pace and near faultless ball carrying in the 2008 super 14 can be transferred to the international stage.
Smith has agreed a two year deal with the CA Brumbies in the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
competition.
Tyrone will take his place with his older brother in the Brumbies line-up, marking an astonishing transition between the two codes.