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Aaron Smith
New Zealand
Nationality
Age
36
Position
Scrum Half
Height
171cm
Weight
82kg
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Aaron Smith Stats
Stats compared to other Scrum Halfs
The Rugby Championship 2023
- The Rugby Championship 2023
- The Rugby Championship 2022
- Rugby World Cup 2023
- Super Rugby Pacific 2023
- Super Rugby Pacific 2022
- Japan Rugby League One 2024/2025
- Japan Rugby League One 2023/2024
98%
Touches
100%
Successful Passes
Pass Accuracy
100%
Tackles Completed
79%
Carries
44%
100%
Tries
Aaron Smith Stats
Stats compared to other Scrum Halfs
Key Stats
Touches
226
Successful Passes
213
Pass Accuracy
97%
Tackles Completed
0.79
Carries
7
Tries
2
Try Assists
0
Season Performance
Minutes played: 181
The Rugby Championship 2023
- The Rugby Championship 2023
- The Rugby Championship 2022
- Rugby World Cup 2023
- Super Rugby Pacific 2023
- Super Rugby Pacific 2022
- Japan Rugby League One 2024/2025
- Japan Rugby League One 2023/2024
Season Performance
Minutes played: 181
Attack
RankPoints
10
Tries
2
Line Breaks
1
Carries
7
Carries Per Minute
0.04
Metres Carried
24
Defenders Beaten
1
Turnovers Won
1
Defenders Beaten
1
Touches
226
Post Contact Metres
6
Defence
RankTackles Made
15
Tackles Completed
0.79
Dominant Tackles
1
Tackles Per Minute
0.08
Turnovers Won
1
Ruck Arrival Effectiveness
1
Passing
RankTry Assists
0
Successful Passes
213
Bad Passes
6
Pass Accuracy
97%
Kicking
RankSuccessful Penalties
0
Successful Conversions
0
Kicks in Play
7
Drop Goals
0
Goals Converted
0
Discipline
RankPenalties Conceded
0
Yellow Cards
0
Red Cards
0
Match Stats
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- Rugby Championship
- Internationals
- Rugby World Cup
- Super Rugby Pacific
- Japan Rugby League One
Bio
Aaron Smith is a highly regarded scrum half who has represented New Zealand more than 100 times. He spent most of his senior career at the Highlanders before moving to Toyota Verblitz in 2024. Aaron Smith was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.
Aaron Smith made his debut for Manawatu in the Air New Zealand Cup (now the Bunnings National Provincial Championship) in 2008, at the age of 19. Over the course of the next two seasons, he firmly established himself in the side. As a result of his impressive play, he earned a Super Rugby contract with the Highlanders for the 2011 season.
Although he faced stiff competition at the Highlanders, Aaron Smith's stellar performances for the side soon saw him become a regular starter for the Super Rugby franchise.
Despite being a star of Super Rugby, Aaron Smith is best known for his international career. Since 2012, he's been capped by New Zealand more than 100 times. During this period, he's been a regular leader of the haka. In addition, he has also helped his country win the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and The Rugby Championship on several occasions. He retired from international rugby in 2023, when the All Blacks lost the Rugby World Cup final.
With many years of elite rugby still ahead of him, we can't wait to see what else Aaron Smith can achieve in the game.
