Kwagga Smith

Kwagga Smith
Smith playing in 2022
Full nameAlbertus Stephanus Smith
Date of birth (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthLydenburg, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)[1]
SchoolHoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Yamaha Júbilo
Youth career
2010–11 Pumas
2012–2014 Golden Lions
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2017 Golden Lions 34 (105)
2015–2019 Lions 49 (105)
2017 Golden Lions XV 1 (5)
2018–present Shizuoka Blue Revs 50 (150)
Correct as of 28 July 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 South Africa Under-20 3 (10)
2013–2017 South Africa Sevens 158 (310)
2018–present South Africa 50 (35)
Correct as of 28 July 2024
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Team competition
Men's Rugby
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan Squad
Gold medal – first place 2023 France Squad

Albertus Stephanus 'Kwagga' Smith (born 11 June 1993) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Shizuoka Blue Revs in Japan Rugby League One and the South Africa national team.[2] His regular position is flanker.

He was a member of the South Africa Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the South Africa teams that won the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cups.

  1. ^ a b "Kwagga Smith player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Kwagga Smith". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.