William Small-Smith

William Thomas Small-Smith is a former South African rugby union professional player for the in the Pro14 and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is centre.

Career

Youth level

He represented the at the 2005 Under-13 Craven Week. He then attended Grey College in Bloemfontein, where he represented at Under-16 and Under-18 levels between 2008 and 2010, during which time he was included in an Elite Squad, an S.A. Academy squad and a South Africa Schools High Performance squad.

Blue Bulls

He joined the in 2011 and made his first class debut in the 2011 Vodacom Cup match against the. He also made a further fourteen appearances for the Under-19 team that season.

Sevens and Junior World Championships

At the end of 2011, however, he linked up with the South Africa Sevens squad for three legs of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens [World Series]. He returned to represent the victorious South Africa Under-20 team in the 2012 IRB [Junior World Championship].

Varsity Cup

Small-Smith also represented in the 2013, but picked up an injury prior to the final against.

Cheetahs

He returned to Bloemfontein to join the for the 2016 Super Rugby season.

Pirates Touch Rugby

In 2022 he currently plays one touch rugby at Pirates rugby club in Johannesburg on Monday nights. Mainly partaking in Div 1 of the league but sometimes throws the ball around in Div 3. He is known to put in a dive on an incredible hard field to make a touch. Some say he is harder than the field.