Name William Small-Smith Career start 2011 2005 Golden Lions Weight 90 kg | Current club Free State Cheetahs Height 1.84 m Playing position Role Rugby Player | |
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Full name William Thomas Small-Smith Born 31 March 1992 (age 32)
Johannesburg ( 1992-03-31 ) School(s) attended Grey College, Bloemfontein School Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||
University University of Pretoria | ||
William Thomas Small-Smith (born 31 March 1992) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Cheetahs Super Rugby team and the Free State Cheetahs Currie Cup team. His regular position is centre.
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Youth level
He represented the Golden Lions at the 2005 Under-13 Craven Week. He then attended Grey College in Bloemfontein, where he represented Free State Cheetahs at Under-16 and Under-18 levels between 2008 and 2010, during which time he was included in an Elite Squad, an S.A. Academy squad and a South Africa Schools High Performance squad.
Blue Bulls
He joined the Blue Bulls in 2011 and made his first class debut in the 2011 Vodacom Cup match against the Free State Cheetahs. He also made a further fourteen appearances for the Under-19 team that season.
Sevens and Junior World Championships
At the end of 2011, however, he linked up with the South Africa Sevens squad for three legs of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. He returned to represent the victorious South Africa Under-20 team in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.
Varsity Cup
Small-Smith also represented UP Tuks in the 2013, but picked up an injury prior to the final against Maties.
Cheetahs
He returned to Bloemfontein to join the Cheetahs for the 2016 Super Rugby season.