Gregory Robert Smith (born 16 July 1968) is a Fijian former rugby union player. He played for

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

as flanker.

Career

Smith first played for

on 3 May 1998, against Canada at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium. He was present in the

1999 Rugby World Cup The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial international rugby union championship. It was principally hosted by Wales, and was won by Australia. This was the first Rugby World Cup to be held in the sport's professi ...

roster, where he played all the 3 matches in the tournament, against Samoa, Wales and Argentina, at the

Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national rug ...

, Cardiff, on 16 October, which would be his last international cap. Throughout all his career, Smith earned 17 caps, 15 points and 3 tries scored. At club level, he played for Canterbury in the NPC and then, he moved in

to play for the Toyota Motors club.Toyota Verblitz: l'un des plus beaux palmarès du rugby japon
Japonrugby.net

Notes

External links

Greg R. Smith at New Zealand Rugby History
1968 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Rugby union flankers Fijian expatriates in New Zealand Toyota Verblitz players Fijian expatriates in Japan Japan international rugby union players {{japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub