Ryan Smith (born September 13, 1979, in Kitchener,

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) is a former

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player, who played club football for French team

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in the

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division and represented at international level. Smith's first appearance for the national side was on June 14, 2003, in a match against

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. Smith played 51 times for Canada, scoring 9 tries, and appeared in the

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and

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and most recently the (RWC 2011) earning his 51st cap.

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. On December 1, 2011, Ryan Smith announced his retirement from all levels of rugby.

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Profile at Rugbycanada
1979 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union centres Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario Canada international rugby union players Canada international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players 2003 Rugby World Cup players 2007 Rugby World Cup players 2011 Rugby World Cup players US Montauban players Canadian expatriate rugby union players in France Rugby union players from Ontario {{Canada-rugbyunion-bio-stub