Jonathan Smith (rugby league)

Jonathan Smith

Personal information
Born	(1979-02-28) 28 February 1979 (age 45)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000–01 Auckland Warriors 7 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998 New Zealand Māori
Source: RLP As of 23 December 2008

Jonathan Smith (born 28 February 1979) is a former New Zealand rugby league footballer. His position of preference was in the second row.

Playing career

A junior from the Mangere East Hawks, Smith was a Junior Kiwi in 1998. He was then signed by the Auckland Warriors in 2000.^[1] While at the Warriors he played in the Queensland Cup for Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Brisbane Souths due to a feeder agreement between the clubs and also played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the Bartercard Cup.^[2][3] He went on to make seven first grade appearances for the club between 2000 and 2001. Confusingly there was also a Jonathon Smith at the club at the same time, although he did not make any first grade appearances.^[4] He came off contract at the end of the 2001 season and was not offered a new deal.^[5]

He played for Otahuhu in the 2002 Bartercard Cup.

Representative career

Smith toured the Cook Islands in 1998 with the New Zealand Māori.^[6]

References

1. Jonathan Smith rugbyleague.co.nz
2. Warrior boosts Otahuhu in showdown with Bulls^{[dead link‍]} The Press, 6 May 2000
3. Backs To The Future Scoop Sport, 16 March 2000
4. Chronological Player Roster Archived 2 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Warriors Official Site
5. 2002 Player Movements Darryl's Rugby League
6. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908–2008. Huia Publishers. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.