Agustín Smidt
| Date of birth | 10 May 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Agustín Smidt (born 10 May 1985) is an Argentine former international rugby union player.
Rugby career
[edit]A 6 ft 8 in lock, Smidt was a national representative at the 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship, trained at the Jockey de Villa María club in his native Córdoba Province, where he played his senior rugby until transferring to rivals La Tablada in 2007.[1][2] He won three Pumas caps between 2008 and 2010, then in 2011 left for England to play with Rotherham.[3] After a season in Rotherham, Smidt joined French Pro D2 club AS Béziers Hérault.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Polémica en Córdoba". www.rugbydecuyo.com.ar (in Spanish). 19 April 2007.
- ^ "Agustín Smidt, en busca de progreso en el rugby de Inglaterra". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Rotherham Titans 17 Llandovery 34: Pack problems deepen as O'Donnell joins injury list". Yorkshire Post. 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Agustín Smidt: "Mi intención es seguir sumando experiencia donde sea" – Cordoba XV" (in Spanish). Cordova XV. 21 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Agustín Smidt at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Argentine rugby union players
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Córdoba, Argentina
- Rugby union locks
- Rotherham Titans players
- AS Béziers Hérault players
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in England
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France