Ben Smith
Full name:
Benjamin Robert Smith
Nickname / Known as:
Bender
Born:
Dunedin
Country of Birth:
New Zealand
All Black:
1100
Birthday:
1st June 1986
Age:
38
First Game:
New Zealand Under 21 v Canada 21st June 2007
Provincial Games:
44
Professional Games:
156
Representative Games:
87
Test Caps:
84
Latest Game:
Urayasu D-Rocks v Kobelco Kobe Steelers 8th May 2022
Teams
Family
There are no known family connections.
Career Summary
| Team | Year | Year | Apps | T | C | P | DG | Pts | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial | |||||||||
| Otago | 2007 | 2012 | 44 | 11 | - | - | - | 55 | 32% |
| 44 | 11 | - | - | - | 55 | 32% | |||
| Professional | |||||||||
| Highlanders | 2009 | 2019 | 153 | 39 | 1 | - | 1 | 200 | 48% |
| Kobelco Kobe Steelers | 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 67% |
| 156 | 40 | 1 | - | 1 | 205 | 49% | |||
| Representative | |||||||||
| New Zealand Under 21 | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 0% |
| All Blacks - Tests | 84 | 39 | - | - | - | 195 | 87% | ||
| All Blacks - Tour | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 0% | ||
| All Blacks | 2009 | 2019 | 85 | 40 | - | - | - | 200 | 87% |
| New Zealand Barbarians | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 0% |
| 87 | 42 | - | - | - | 210 | 85% |
