Lindsay Smith (rugby league)

Lindsay Smith (born 13 January 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Lindsay Smith
Personal information
Full nameLindsay Smith
Born (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height194 cm (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– Penrith Panthers 2 0 0 0 0
As of 10 June 2021
Source: [1]

Background

Smith played junior rugby league for the St Marys Saints and attended Westfields Sports High School.

Playing career

Early career

In 2016, Smith represented the New South Wales under-16s team and won the NRL Schoolboy Cup with Westfields Sports High School.[2]

Smith represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2017.[3]

In March 2020, Smith signed a contract upgrade to join Penrith's top 30 squad for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.[4] He joined the top 30 squad effective immediately in August 2020, following the departures of Kaide Ellis and Jed Cartwright from the club.[5]

2021

In round 13 of the 2021 NRL season, Smith made his first grade debut for Penrith against the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval.[6]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Jarvis, Danielle (5 October 2016). "Rugby league Saint excells at under-16 Origin match". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. New Zealand Rugby League (28 September 2017). "Aus Schoolboys def NZ 18s Select". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. "Smith signs new Panthers deal". penrithpanthers.com.au. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. "Young gun Smith earns an early upgrade". penrithpanthers.com.au. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. "Round 13 team lists". NRL.com. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.


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