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George Smith is a rare and noted player in that he made his debut for his country before playing a professional game of Rugby. His gameplay around rucks and mauls is fearless and he frequently turns over the ball in favour of Australia. Smith is known as a work horse around the field. His skills with ball in hand are very rare for a forward yet he is also a damaging tackler in defence. He is widely regarded as Australia's premier openside flanker, with his major ability of stealing ruck ball.