Fin Smith
 Smith representing Northampton Saints during the Gallagher Premiership | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Finlay Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warwick, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Warwick School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finlay Smith (born 11 May 2002) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints and the England national team.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Smith started playing rugby at local club Shipston-on-Stour and Warwick School prior to joining the Worcester Warriors academy.[3] At 18 years and 292 days, Smith became only the second 18-year-old to play for Warriors in the top flight when he made his debut as a replacement against Gloucester Rugby at Kingsholm on 27 February 2021.[3]
During 2021, Smith spent a period of time on loan at Ampthill in the RFU Championship.
Smith started for the Warriors side that beat London Irish in the final of the 2022 Premiership Rugby Cup to win Worcester their first ever top-flight trophy.[4]
On 5 October 2022, all Worcester Warriors players' contracts were terminated due to liquidation of the company to which they were contracted. Smith joined Northampton Saints with immediate effect shortly after.[5]
International career
[edit]Smith was selected for the England under-20 team to compete in the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and contributed significantly, starting in four out of five games and scoring a try against Scotland.[6] England won the tournament and achieved a grand slam.[7][8] In July 2022 Smith represented the England U20 team during a summer series of games in Italy.[9]
Smith is the grandson of former Scotland and Lions prop Tom Elliot making him also eligible to represent Scotland.[10][11][12] Both parents were born in Scotland.
In January 2024 he was called up by Steve Borthwick to the senior England squad for the 2024 Six Nations Championship and made his debut coming off the bench in a win against Italy.[13]
In October 2024, Smith was mentioned on the list of 17 players to get Rugby Football Union (RFU) deals by his Coach, Steve Borthwick.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fin Smith". ESPN. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Schofield, Daniel; Morgan, Charlie (7 June 2022). "Scotland plan raid for England Under-20 fly-half Fin Smith". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Worcester Warriors | Opportunity knocks for Fin Smith". Worcester Warriors. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Peddy, Chris (17 May 2022). "London Irish 25-25 Worcester Warriors: Worcester win Premiership Rugby Cup with most tries after extra time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Fin Smith to join Northampton Saints". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Barnes, David (25 June 2021). "Christian Townsend and Ollie Leatherbarrow among the tries but Scotland Under-20 lose to England". The Scotsman. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "England hold off Italian comeback to wrap up Six Nations U20 Grand Slam". World Rugby. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "England Under-20s 27-17 Italy Under-20s: England win Grand Slam in Cardiff". BBC Sport. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ O'Sullivan, John (5 July 2022). "Sam Prendergast kicks Ireland under-20s to last ditch victory over England in Verona". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors Player Profile | Fin Smith". Worcester Warriors. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ McGeechan, Ian (26 December 2021). "Sir Ian McGeechan: These are the English youngsters who could become the stars of 2022". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "England Six Nations squad: Billy Vunipola, Jonny May & Jack Nowell left out by Steve Borthwick". BBC. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "England: Steve Borthwick names 17 players to receive new RFU deals". BBC Sport. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Fin Smith at ESPNscrum
- Fin Smith at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Worcester Profile
- Ultimate Rugby Profile
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