1. Reimis Smith was born on 13 May 1997 and is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
19 Facts About Reimis Smith
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Reimis Smith previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Melbourne Storm as a winger in the NRL and has played for New Zealand 9s at international level.
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Reimis Smith is the son of former New Zealand international Tyran Reimis Smith, and the nephew of boxer and former professional rugby league footballer Anthony Mundine.
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Reimis Smith played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets and for the South Sydney Harold Matthews team.
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Reimis Smith was educated at Matraville Sports High School and then being signed by the Parramatta Eels in 2013.
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In 2015, Reimis Smith played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team, before joining the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs mid-season.
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Reimis Smith had played for the clubs Intrust Super Premiership NSW side the day before, but due to regular Canterbury centre Josh Morris being called up to the New South Wales State of Origin side on the day of the NRL game, Smith was called up and had to drive from Sydney to Canberra to make the game.
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Reimis Smith spent 2017 playing for Canterbury's NSW Cup team, making no appearances for the first-grade team.
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In 2018, following the mid-season departure of Moses Mbye to the Wests Tigers, Reimis Smith earned a recall back into Canterbury's first-grade team on the wing as Will Hopoate shifted from centre to fullback to fill in the void.
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Reimis Smith made his first appearance of the season in Round 15 against the Gold Coast Titans, playing on the wing.
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Reimis Smith finished the season with 11 matches and 7 tries.
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On 3 October, Reimis Smith extended his contract with Canterbury to the end of the 2020 NRL season.
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On 11 November, Reimis Smith signed a contract extension to stay at Canterbury until the end of the 2021 season.
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Reimis Smith played 14 games for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season scoring four tries.
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Reimis Smith played a total of 25 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership.
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In round 9 of the 2022 NRL season, Reimis Smith was taken from the field during Melbourne's victory over St George Illawarra.
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Reimis Smith made 22 appearances for Melbourne in the 2023 NRL season including the club's preliminary final loss against Penrith.
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Reimis Smith made three appearances for the Brisbane Tigers in the Queensland Cup during the 2023 season.
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On 31 July 2024, it was announced that Reimis Smith had been granted an immediate release from his contract to take up an opportunity elsewhere.