Angelo Smith | |
Birth Date: | 27 July 2000 |
Birth Place: | Fiji |
Height: | 1.99m |
Weight: | 115kg |
School: | Marist Brothers High School |
Position: | Lock |
Currentclub: | Melbourne Rebels |
Years1: | 2021– |
Clubs1: | Wests |
Years2: | 2023– |
Clubs2: | Melbourne Rebels |
Apps2: | 20 |
Points2: | 20 |
Repteam1: | Fiji U20 |
Clubupdate: | 8 June 2024 |
Repupdate: | 5 March 2023 |
Angelo Smith is a Fijian rugby union player, currently playing for the . His preferred position is lock.[1]
Smith attended Marist Brothers High School and St Thomas High School, where he was a teammate of Fiji international Chris Minimbi.[2] After visiting family in New Zealand, Smith was invited to feature for the New Zealand Fiji Schoolboys team, although he could not raise enough money to join the academy in New Zealand full time.[3]
Smith received his big break when representing Wests Rugby in the Hospital Cup, where the Wests Bulldogs ended a 16-year drought to win the trophy.[4] With the Wests club having a close connection with the Melbourne Rebels side, he was first offered a pre-season contract with the club for the 2022 off-season.[5] He signed full time with the side in January 2023,[6] before making his Rebels debut in Round 2 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the .[7]
Smith has also represented Fiji U20s.[8]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 2 | 6 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 8 | 2 | 6 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |