Profile
The young centre has played for Wales at every level since U16, he was part of the winning U19 squad Grand Slam squad in 2005 and captained the Wales under 20 team for the 2007 Six Nations tournament.
However Smith only started against Ireland and Scotland, he had to cut his season short, due to a shoulder injury which ruled him out for the rest of the competition.
Having previously played for the Dragons U20 side, Smith made his Dragons debut in December 2005, he came on as a replacement in the Powergen Cup match against Worcester Warriors. However it was not until the start of the 2006 -2007 season that Smith make his first full senior debut in a pre-season friendly against the Cornish Pirates, Smith made a further fifteen appearances throughout the season.
Smith became the youngest player to captain the Dragons, when they took on Gloucester in the EDF Energy Cup clash.
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- Full Name: Ashley Smith
- Clubs: Newport HSOB / Newport
- Regions: Newport Gwent Dragons
- Honours: Wales U16 / Wales U18 / Wales U19 / Wales U20