Jonathan Smith (born 28 February 1979) is a former New Zealand

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footballer. His position of preference was in the second row.

Playing career

A junior from the

Mangere East Hawks The Mangere East Hawks are a rugby league based in Mangere, New Zealand. The Hawks compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition. History The club was formed in 1963, the first fourteen junior teams took the field in 1964.''The Haw ...

, Smith was a

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in 1998. He was then signed by the

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in 2000. While at the Warriors he played in the

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for

Wynnum Manly Seagulls The Wynnum-Manly Seagulls are an Australian rugby league football club based at Kougari Oval, in Brisbane's bayside suburb of Manly West, which neighbours the suburb of Wynnum. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1951 to 1997. Since ...

and Brisbane Souths due to a feeder agreement between the clubs and also played for the

Otahuhu Leopards The Otahuhu Leopards are a rugby league club based in Otahuhu, Auckland. Founded in 1911 Auckland Rugby League season, 1911, the club has produced 49 New Zealand national rugby league team players. The club competes in the Fox Memorial competit ...

in the

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. He went on to make seven

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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. He came off contract at the end of the 2001 season and was not offered a new deal. He played for Otahuhu in the

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Representative career

Smith toured the Cook Islands in 1998 with the New Zealand Māori.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jonathan 1979 births Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand Warriors players Mangere East Hawks players Souths Logan Magpies players Otahuhu Leopards players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league team players Rugby league second-rows Place of birth missing (living people) Junior Kiwis players Wynnum Manly Seagulls players