Rabbitohs sign Brandon Smith for the remainder of the 2025 season
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are delighted to announce the signing of premiership-winning, international forward Brandon Smith for the remainder of the 2025 season, effective immediately.
Smith’s former club has released him from the remaining six months of his playing contract, meaning he will join the Rabbitohs for the remainder of this season, plus the 2026 and 2027 seasons as was announced in March this year.
Smith, 28, has played 148 NRL games since making his NRL debut for the Storm against the Knights in round 13 of the 2017 season, scoring 27 tries so far in his career. Smith won an NRL premiership with the Storm in 2020, played in another NRL Grand Final in 2018, was part of the Storm’s premiership-winning squad in 2017, won a World Club Challenge title in 2018, has played 13 Tests for New Zealand, and has represented the Maori All Stars on three occasions. Smith was crowned the Dally M Hooker of the Year in 2021, the Dally M Interchange Player of the Year in 2019 and the Preston Campbell Medallist in 2020.
The Rabbitohs look forward to Brandon joining the Club this week in preparation for his return to the field in the coming weeks.
Biography
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Brandon Smith |
| Date of Birth | 31 May 1996 |
| Place of Birth | Waiheke Island, NZ |
| Position | Utility forward |
| Height | 180cm |
| Weight | 94kg |
| Junior Club | Waiheke Rams |
| Previous Clubs | Storm (2017–22); Roosters (2023–2025) |
| NRL Debut | Storm vs Knights, AAMI Park, 2 June 2017 (Rd 13) |
| NRL Games | 148 (107 for the Storm; 41 for the Roosters) |
| NRL Points | 108 (from 22 tries for the Storm; five tries for the Roosters) |
| Rep Honours | 13 Tests for New Zealand (2018–19, 2022); World Cup (New Zealand – 2022); three games for Māori All Stars (2019–20, 2024); Junior Kiwis (2016) |
| Premierships | One (Storm – 2020) |
| Grand Finals | Two (Storm – 2018, 2020) |
| Achievements | World Club Challenge champions (Storm – 2018); two Minor Premierships (Storm – 2019, 2021) |
| Awards | Dally M Hooker of the Year (2021); Dally M Interchange Player of the Year (2019); Preston Campbell Medallist (2020); Storm’s Forward of the Year (2020–21); Storm’s Billy Slater Rookie of the Year (2018); NYC Team of the Year – Hooker (2016) |
