Wallabies prop Toby Smith joins Hurricanes

Wallabies prop Toby Smith has signed a two-year deal with the Hurricanes.

The 28-year-old loose head will join his new Super Rugby club for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after spending the past four seasons with the Melbourne Rebels in Australia.

Smith won two Super Rugby titles during four seasons with the Chiefs and played 50 matches for the Rebels as well as six tests for Australia.

Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd said Smith would bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the club.

“Toby has a long and accomplished career that has already included nearly 100 Super Rugby caps, 50 matches for Waikato and a Rugby World Cup campaign with Australia."

Smith was born in North Queensland but raised in Hamilton by New Zealand parents. He attended Hamilton Boys’ High School and was a member of the 2008 New Zealand Under-20s squad which won the then IRB Junior World Championship.

Smith earned Wallabies selection for the 2015 Rugby World Cup squad and made his test debut off the bench against the USA in Chicago in late 2015. He will be ineligible for the Wallabies after he moves back to New Zealand