Nelie Smith

Nelie Smith
BornCornelius Michael Smith
8 May 1934
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa (now Free State)
Died2 May 2016(2016-05-02) (aged 81)
Strand, 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 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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