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John Smit, the Glossary

John William Smit, OIS, (born 3 April 1978) is a South African former professional rugby union player and former chief executive officer of the Sharks.^[1]

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Alumni of Pretoria Boys High School
Rugby union players from Limpopo
South Africa national rugby union team captains
Sportspeople from Polokwane

ASM Clermont Auvergne

Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne is a French professional rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Bobby Skinstad

Robert Brian Skinstad (born 3 July 1976) is a former rugby union professional player who has represented the South African national team, the Springboks. John Smit and Bobby Skinstad are 2007 Rugby World Cup players, Barbarian F.C. players, Sharks (Currie Cup) players, Sharks (rugby union) players, south Africa international rugby union players and south African expatriate rugby union players in England.

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Brad Thorn

Bradley Carnegie Thorn (born 3 February 1975) is a New Zealand Australian rugby union coach and former rugby league and rugby union footballer. John Smit and Brad Thorn are 2003 Rugby World Cup players, 2011 Rugby World Cup players and Barbarian F.C. players.

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Brian O'Driscoll

Brian Gerard O'Driscoll (born 21 January 1979) is an Irish former professional rugby union player. John Smit and Brian O'Driscoll are 2003 Rugby World Cup players, 2007 Rugby World Cup players, 2011 Rugby World Cup players, Barbarian F.C. players and world Rugby Hall of Fame inductees.

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British & Irish Lions

The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

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Buffalo City Stadium

Buffalo City Stadium (also known as the BCM Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in East London, South Africa.

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Canada national rugby union team

The Canada men's national rugby union team (Équipe du Canada de rugby à XV) represents the Canada in men's international rugby union competitions.

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Durban

Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

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East London, South Africa

East London (eMonti; Oos-Londen) is a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province.

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Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium (known as Emirates Airline Park for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union and association football stadium in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

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England national rugby union team

The England men's national rugby union team represents the Rugby Football Union in men's international rugby union.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Genoa

Genoa (Genova,; Zêna) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy.

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George Gregan

George Musarurwa Gregan AM (born 19 April 1973) is a retired Australian rugby union player, and is currently Australia's most capped international player. John Smit and George Gregan are 2003 Rugby World Cup players and world Rugby Hall of Fame inductees.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Jake White

Jake White (born 13 December 1963 as Jacob Westerduin) is a professional rugby union coach and former coach of the South African national team – the Springboks – whom he coached to victory in 2007 Rugby World Cup and the 2004 Tri Nations. John Smit and Jake White are world Rugby Hall of Fame inductees.

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg (Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.

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John Eales

John Anthony Eales (born 27 June 1970) is an Australian former rugby union player and the most successful captain in the history of Australian rugby. John Smit and John Eales are world Rugby Hall of Fame inductees.

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Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park Stadium (known as Hollywoodbets Kings Park for sponsorship reasons since 2022), colloquially known as the Shark Tank, is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa.

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List of South Africa national rugby union team captains

Every player to captain the South Africa national rugby union team (the Springboks) in a test match is listed here. John Smit and list of South Africa national rugby union team captains are south Africa national rugby union team captains.

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Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby union and Association football stadium situated in the suburb of Arcadia, city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

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Marseille

Marseille or Marseilles (Marseille; Marselha; see below) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

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Martin Johnson (rugby union)

Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970) is an English retired rugby union player who represented and captained England and Leicester in a career spanning 16 seasons. John Smit and Martin Johnson (rugby union) are 2003 Rugby World Cup players and world Rugby Hall of Fame inductees.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand national rugby union team

The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks, represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport.

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News24 (website)

News24 is an English-language South African news website created in October 1998 by the multinational media company, Naspers.

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Order of Ikhamanga

The Order of Ikhamanga is a South African civilian honour that recognises achievements in arts, culture, literature, music, journalism, and sports.

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Peter de Villiers

Peter de Villiers (born 3 June 1957) is a South African professional rugby union coach and former Good Party politician.

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Polokwane

Polokwane (meaning "Sanctuary" in Northern Sotho City of Polokwane official website. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.), also known as Pietersburg, is the capital city of the Limpopo Province in South Africa.

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Pretoria

Pretoria, is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.

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Pretoria Boys High School

Pretoria Boys High School (colloquially known as "Boys High") is a public, tuition-charging, English-medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Brooklyn in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, founded in 1901 by Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner.

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Richie McCaw

Richard Hugh McCaw (born 31 December 1980) is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player. John Smit and Richie McCaw are 2003 Rugby World Cup players, 2007 Rugby World Cup players, 2011 Rugby World Cup players, Barbarian F.C. players and world Rugby Hall of Fame inductees.

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Rugby union

Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Rugby union positions

In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15).

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Rugby World Cup

The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World champions of the sport.

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Saracens F.C.

Saracens Rugby Club is an English professional rugby union club based in North London, England, currently playing in Premiership Rugby, the highest level of competition in English rugby. John Smit and Saracens F.C. are Saracens F.C. players.

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Sharks (rugby union)

The Sharks (known as the Hollywoodbets Sharks as they are their title sponsor) is a South African professional rugby union team based in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South African Rugby Union

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to World Rugby.

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Stade Vélodrome

The Stade Vélodrome, known for sponsorship reasons as the Orange Vélodrome since June 2016, is a multi-purpose stadium in Marseille, France.

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Stadio Luigi Ferraris

The Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the neighbourhood where it is located, is a multi-use stadium in Genoa, Italy.

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Stadium Australia

Stadium Australia, commercially known as Accor Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Sydney Olympic Park, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Stadium de Toulouse

Stadium de Toulouse, previously named Stadium Municipal, is the largest multi-purpose stadium in Toulouse, France.

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Sunday Times (South Africa)

The Sunday Times is South Africa's biggest Sunday newspaper.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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The Rugby Championship

The Rugby Championship, formerly known as the Tri Nations Series (1996–2011), is an international rugby union competition contested annually by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

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The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category.

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Top 14

The Top 14 is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France.

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Toulouse

Toulouse (Tolosa) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania.

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University of Natal

The University of Natal was a university in the former South African province Natal which later became KwaZulu-Natal.

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Victor Matfield

Victor Matfield (born 11 May 1977) is a South African former professional rugby union player. John Smit and Victor Matfield are 2003 Rugby World Cup players, 2007 Rugby World Cup players, 2011 Rugby World Cup players, Barbarian F.C. players, rugby union players from Limpopo, south Africa international rugby union players, south African expatriate rugby union players in England, south African expatriate rugby union players in France and Sportspeople from Polokwane.

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Wellington

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.

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Wellington Regional Stadium

Wellington Regional Stadium (known commercially as Sky Stadium through naming rights) is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Will Carling

William David Charles Carling (born 12 December 1965) is an English former rugby union player. John Smit and Will Carling are Barbarian F.C. players.

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William Webb Ellis

William Webb Ellis (24 November 1806 – 24 February 1872) was an English Anglican clergyman who, by tradition, has been credited as the inventor of rugby football while a pupil at Rugby School. John Smit and William Webb Ellis are world Rugby Hall of Fame inductees.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smit

Also known as Smit, John.

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John Smit, the Glossary

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See also

Alumni of Pretoria Boys High School

Rugby union players from Limpopo

South Africa national rugby union team captains

Sportspeople from Polokwane

References