Tyran Smith

Tyran Carl Smith (born 15 March 1974)[3] is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.

Tyran Smith
Personal information
Full nameTyran Carl Smith
Born (1974-03-15) 15 March 1974
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–96 South Sydney 52 8 0 0 32
1997 North Qld Cowboys 9 1 0 0 4
1997 Hunter Mariners 2 0 0 0 0
1998 Auckland Warriors 10 1 0 0 4
1999 Balmain Tigers 16 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Wests Tigers 42 6 0 0 24
2002–05 Canberra Raiders 57 5 0 0 20
Total 188 21 0 0 84
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–00 New Zealand 10 1 0 0 4
2000 Aotearoa Māori 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

He along with Darrien Doherty are the only two players in the game's history to date to have the distinction of playing first grade for seven different clubs. He now works as a player agent.

Playing career

During his long career he played in the NSWRL Premiership, Australian Rugby League, Super League (Australia) and finally the National Rugby League. During this time he competed for a record seven clubs and represented both New Zealand and the Aotearoa Māori, competing for the later at the 2000 World Cup. He retired in 2005 with a long term neck injury.[4][5]

Smith made his first grade debut for South Sydney in Round 17 1993 against Manly-Warringah at the Sydney Football Stadium with the match finishing in a 38-10 loss. Smith spent 4 years at Souths although his time there was not very successful with the club spending most of the time towards the bottom of the ladder.[6]

In 1997, Smith joined North Queensland who had joined the rival Super League competition during the Super League war. Smith then left North Queensland mid season and joined the Hunter Mariners. Smith only featured in 2 games for the club and played in their final ever game which was against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Round 18 1997.

After the Hunter Mariners were liquidated, Smith joined the Auckland Warriors and featured in 10 games for them before signing with Balmain for the 1999 season. Smith played for Balmain in their final season as a stand-alone entity before they merged with fellow foundation club Western Suburbs to form the Wests Tigers as part of the NRL's rationalisation strategy.

A member of the inaugural Wests Tigers side at the start of the 2000 season, Smith was named the club's player of the year.[7][8]

In 2002, Smith joined the Canberra Raiders and spent 4 years at the club. Smith played for the club in their 2003 and 2004 finals campaigns.[9]

Later years

Smith is the brother-in-law of fellow NRL footballer Anthony Mundine, having married his sister, Kellie.[10]

He is now a Director of Sportsplayer Management alongside John Hopoate.[11][12]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Yesterday's Hero
  3. SMITH, TYRAN CARL 1994, 1996 - 97, 2000 - KIWI #658 nzleague.co.nz
  4. Neck injury ends Tyran Smith's career ABC Sport, 31 August 2005
  5. "Injury forces Kiwi Smith to retire". Television New Zealand. AAP. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  6. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Tyran Smith". www.ssralmanac.com.
  7. David Middleton (editor) (2010). "2010 Official Rugby League Annual". Alexandria NSW, 2015: News Magazines for the National Rugby League: 181. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) CS1 maint: location (link)
  8. "Wests Tigers first grade players list". Wests Tigers.
  9. "All time first grade players list". Canberra Raiders.
  10. "Beau Mundine signs for Canberra". The Age. Australia: The Age Company Ltd. 5 May 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  11. Tyran Smith is all business Sunday Star Times, 6 July 2008.
  12. Tyran Smith SportsPlayer Management
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