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Nicky Smith

Nicky Smith

Cap No 1117

Profile Biog
DOB 07th Apr 1994
Birthplace Swansea
Position Loosehead prop
Club/Region Ospreys
Height 1.83 m (6' 0“)
Weight 120 kg (18st 10lbs)
Honours Wales (45 caps)
First club Waunarlwydd
School Pentrehafod

Nicky Smith is another Waunarlwydd RFC product, along with Liam Williams, and he also learned his rugby at Pentrehafod Comprehensive School and Gower College. He then moved into the Ospreys Academy and played for Wales Under 18 and 20.

He made 31 appearances for Swansea in the Welsh Premiership and also played a few times for Aberavon. His form at semi-professional level was enough to earn him a call-up to the Wales U20 squad, where he won 15 caps over two years. He broke into the senior Ospreys squad in 2012 before making his international debut as a replacement in a home win against Fiji in November, 2014.

A week later he came on for the final seven minutes against New Zealand, but lasted only three minutes before tearing a pectoral muscle that kept him out of action for four months. His next appearance in a Welsh shirt, and his first start, came in the World Cup warm-up feat to Ireland in Cardiff, but he didn’t make the squad for the tournament.

He was back for the 2016 Autumn Series, playing a part in the wins over Argentina, Japan and South Africa, and went on to make his Six Nations debut from the start of the win over Italy in Rome on 5 February, 2017. He was a replacement for the four other fixtures in that championship. He played in all five wins on the 2017 and 2018 summer tours and played in 12 of the 14 match unbeaten series between 2018-19, including four outings, and one start, in the 2019 Grand Slam campaign.

Initally missing out on selection for the 2021 Six Nations, he joined the squad prior to the fourth round clash against Italy after Ospreys teammate Rhodri Jones was released due to a calf injury suffered at training.

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First Team

Dan Biggar

Dan Biggar

Fly Half

Josh Adams

Josh Adams

Wing

Nicky Smith

Gareth Anscombe

Fly Half/Full Back

Adam Beard

Adam Beard

Lock

Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

Scrum Half

Elliot Dee

Elliot Dee

Hooker

Ryan Elias

Ryan Elias

Hooker

Tomas Francis

Tomas Francis

Tighthead prop

Wyn Jones

Wyn Jones

Prop

Dillon Lewis

Dillon Lewis

Tighthead prop

George North

George North

Wing

Nicky Smith

Nicky Smith

Loosehead prop

Aaron Wainwright

Aaron Wainwright

Back Row

Tomas Williams

Tomos Williams

Scrum Half

Taulupe Faletau

Taulupe Faletau

Back Row

Leigh Halfpenny

Leigh Halfpenny

Full Back

Ken Owens

Ken Owens

Hooker

Justin Tipuric

Justin Tipuric

Back Row

Liam Williams

Liam Williams

Full Back / Wing

Dan Lydiate

Dan Lydiate

Flanker

Taine Basham

Taine Basham

Back row

Will Rowlands

Will Rowlands

Second Row

Louis Rees-Zammit

Louis Rees-Zammit

Winger

Nick Tompkins

Nick Tompkins

Centre

Dewi Lake

Dewi Lake

Hooker

Nicky Smith

Johnny Williams

Centre

Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas

Loosehead prop

Christ Tshiunza

Christ Tshiunza

Second/Back Row

Jac Morgan

Jac Morgan

Back Row

Tommy Reffell

Tommy Reffell

Flanker

Sam Costelow

Sam Costelow

Fly half

Rio Dyer

Rio Dyer

Winger

Dafydd Jenkins

Dafydd Jenkins

Second Row

Mason Grady

Mason Grady

Centre

Corey Domachowski

Corey Domachowski

Loosehead prop

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Tighthead prop

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