Ben Smith
BIRTHDATE: 20th June 1983
BIRTHPLACE: Tauranga
HEIGHT: 181
WEIGHT: 91
MARITAL STATUS: Engaged
PARTNERS NAME: Nicola
EDUCATION: BCom Marketing & Management Otago University
HOBBIES: Golf, Elusiv Clothing Buisness, Snow Boarding
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Drew Mitchell
BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Joe Schmidt
TEAM I LOVE BEATING: Canterbury
BIGGEST RUGBY ACHIEVEMENT: NZ U21, Debut for Highlanders vs Bulls in Pretoria
MOST EMBARRASSING RUGBY MOMENT: Trying to charge down a penalty kick in Air NZ Cup 2009 vs Hawkes Bay.
FAVOURITE FOOD: Bananas, Lamb Roast
FAVOURITE MOVIE: Blood Diamond
FAVOURITE MUSICIAN: Six60
FAVOURITE BOOK: Idealog
ONE THING I CAN"T LIVE WITHOUT: My Carbs
PLAYER I RESPECT THE MOST: Craig Newby
COACH I RESPECT THE MOST: Greg Cooper
WORST THING ABOUT RUGBY: So much washing
FAVOURITE COUNTRY: Italy
FAVOURITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Scarlett Johanssen in Iron Man
FAVOURITE GROUND: Pretoria
WORST JOB I'VE HAD: Waterblasting Mount hot pools in wet weather gear in the middle of summer
AMBITION IN LIFE: Be successful in Business. To create.
BEST ADVICE MY MUM GAVE ME: Any advise from Mum is always the best
IF I WERE PRIME MINISTER I'D: Make NZ a tax free haven like Monaco
FOUR PEOPLE I'D INVITE FOR A BBQ: Richard Branson, McGyver, Tiger Woods & the other Ben Smith.
