Ashley Smith (born 13 February 1987 in

Caerleon Caerleon (; cy, Caerllion) is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies northeast of Newport city centre, and southeast of Cwmbran. Caerleon is of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman ...

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) is a retired

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player who played as a centre for

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. Smith attended Caerleon Comprehensive School and represented Wales at Under 16, 18 and 19 level and captained the Wales under 20 team for the 2007 six nations tournament. Smith made his debut for

in the 2005–06 season and was appointed captain due to injury to

Luke Charteris Luke Charteris (born 9 March 1983) is a former rugby union player who played a s a lock for the Newport Gwent Dragons, Perpignan, Racing 92 and Bath, as well as the Wales national team. He made 74 appearances for Wales between 2004 and 2017. S ...

in September 2009. In May 2010 he was voted Newport Gwent Dragons Player of the Year in a poll of

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readers. Ashley Smith was forced to retire at the end of the 2014–15 season because of recurring concussions.

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Newport Gwent Dragons profile
1987 births Living people Dragons RFC players Newport HSOB RFC players People educated at Caerleon Comprehensive School Rugby union players from Caerleon Welsh rugby union players Rugby union centres {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub