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Philip Smit
South African rugby union player
Phillippus Lodewicus Smit (born 27 July 1973) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
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| Birth name | Phillippus Lodewicus Smit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1973-07-27) 27 July 1973 (age 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Burgersdorp, Cape Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marlow Agricultural High School, Cradock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Smit matriculated at Marlow Agricultural High School in Cradock and represented North Eastern Cape at the 1991 Craven Week tournament. He made his senior provincial debut for Griquas in 1996.[2]
Smit toured with the Springboks to Europe in 1997 and 1998 and played in five tour matches. In 1998, he represented South Africa at sevens.[3]
- Schoeman, Chris (1999). Who's who of South African rugby 1999 (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson Publishers. p. 138.
- Colquhoun, Andy (2004). The South African Rugby Annual 2004. Cape Town: SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd & MWP Media Sport. p. 80. ISBN 0958440484.
- Colquhoun, Andy (2001). The South African Rugby Annual 2001. Cape Town: SARFU & MWP Media Sport. pp. 103, 117. ISBN 0958423180.