{{short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Philip Smit | image = | caption = | birth_name = Phillippus Lodewicus Smit | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|7|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Burgersdorp, Cape Province | height = 1.96m | weight = 107kg | position = Lock, Flank | years1 = | apps1 = | points1 = | province1 = {{rut|Griquas}} | province2 = {{rut|Natal}} | provinceyears1 = 1996–1999 | provinceyears2 = 2001–2000 | provinceapps1 = 62 | provinceapps2 = 23 | provincepoints1 = 30 | provincepoints2 = 15 | super1 = {{rut|Cats}} | superyears1 = 1998–1999 | superapps1 = 19 | superpoints1 = 0 | super2 = {{rut|Sharks}} | superyears2 = 2000–2003 | superapps2 = 29 | superpoints2 = 10 | repteam1 = {{nrut|South Africa}} ''(tour)'' | repyears1 = 1997–1998 | repcaps1 = 5 | reppoints1 = | repsevensyears1 = 1998 | repsevensteam1 = {{nrut7|South Africa}} | repsevenscomp1 = 2 | school = Marlow Agricultural High School, Cradock }}

''' Phillippus Lodewicus Smit ''' (born 27 July 1973) is a South African former rugby union player.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Who's who of South African rugby 1999|last=Schoeman|first=Chris|date=1999|publisher=Don Nelson Publishers|edition= 4th|location=Cape Town|pages=138}}</ref>

==Playing career== Smit matriculated at Marlow Agricultural High School in Cradock and represented {{Rut|North Eastern Cape}} at the 1991 Craven Week tournament. He made his senior provincial debut for {{rut|Griquas}} in 1996.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 2004|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd & MWP Media Sport|year=2004|isbn=0958440484|location=Cape Town|pages=80}}</ref>

Smit toured with the Springboks to Europe in 1997 and 1998 and played in five tour matches. In 1998, he represented South Africa at sevens.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 2001|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=SARFU & MWP Media Sport|year=2001|isbn=0958423180|location=Cape Town|pages=103, 117}}</ref>

==See also== *List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. '''660''' *List of South Africa national rugby sevens players

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