1. Hayden Smith was born on 10 April 1985 and is an Australian retired professional rugby union player who played for Saracens FC and the United States national rugby union team.
17 Facts About Hayden Smith
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Hayden Smith grew up in the town of Bullaburra in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney.
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Hayden Smith graduated from Blue Mountains Grammar School in 2002.
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Hayden Smith won a scholarship to play and study in the United States.
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Hayden Smith went on to study Finance at the New York Institute of Technology.
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Hayden Smith transferred to the Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado where he played power forward on the basketball team.
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Hayden Smith intended to return to Australia and play professionally for the Kings, but the team went bankrupt.
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Hayden Smith impressed to earn a first-team contract for the following seasons in which he went on to play a total of 43 matches in both the English Premiership and the Heineken Cup.
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In international rugby, Hayden Smith was a regular with the US national team, for which he qualified on residency grounds.
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Hayden Smith made his test debut on 8 November 2008 against Uruguay.
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Hayden Smith helped his country qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup during which he started all 4 group stage matches for the United States.
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Hayden Smith was looking at the possibility of playing American football in the National Football League and had a workout with the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints.
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Hayden Smith caught his first and only NFL pass on 23 December 2012.
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On 9 December 2013, it was announced that Hayden Smith had re-signed for Saracens on a long-term deal.
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In January 2014, Hayden Smith played his first professional rugby match for Saracens since returning from the NFL.
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Hayden Smith resumed playing for the United States in March 2014 in the qualifying matches for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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Hayden Smith played for the US in the June 2014 Pacific Nations Cup.