Jonathan Smith (rugby league)
New Zealand rugby league footballer
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Jonathan Smith (born 28 February 1979) is a former New Zealand rugby league footballer. His position of preference was in the second row.
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| Born | 28 February 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 23 December 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
A junior from the Mangere East Hawks, Smith was a Junior Kiwi in 1998. He was then signed by the Auckland Warriors in 2000.[2] While at the Warriors he played in the Queensland Cup for Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Brisbane Souths due to a feeder agreement between the clubs and also played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the Bartercard Cup.[3][4] He went on to make seven first grade appearances for the club between 2000 and 2001. Confusingly there was also a Jonathon Smith at the club at the same time, although he did not make any first grade appearances.[5] He came off contract at the end of the 2001 season and was not offered a new deal.[6]
He played for Otahuhu in the 2002 Bartercard Cup.
Representative career
Smith toured the Cook Islands in 1998 with the New Zealand Māori.[7]