Nelie Smith

Nelie Smith
Birth nameCornelius Michael Smith
Date of birth8 May 1934
Place of birthBloemfontein, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa (now Free State)
Date of death2 May 2016(2016-05-02) (aged 81)
Place of deathStrand, Western Cape
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Sentraal, Bloemfontein
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrumhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Collegians (Bloemfontein) ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1956–1965 Free State 60 ()
1966 Griqualand West 4 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963–1965 South Africa 7 (12)
Coaching career
Years Team
– Free State
1980–1981 South Africa
– Eastern Province
– Northern Free State
– Ballymena R.F.C.
1985–1989 Rovigo

Cornelius Michael "Nelie" Smith (8 May 1934 – 2 May 2016) was a South African rugby union player and coach.

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