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Brandon Smith (rugby league)

Brandon Smith, New Zealand rugby league player

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Born
May 31, 1996
Age in 2026
30
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1996

About Brandon Smith (rugby league)

Brandon Smith is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker and lock for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL), and for New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level. Smith previously played for the Melbourne Storm with whom he won the 2020 NRL Grand Final. He was awarded the Preston Campbell Medal for his two tries man of the match performance. Smith played a total of 24 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership. In round 1 of the 2022 NRL season, Smith was taken from the field with an injury early in the first half of the club's match against the Wests Tigers.

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Brandon Smith (rugby league) timeline

  1. Smith previously played for the Melbourne Storm with whom he won the 2020 NRL Grand Final.
  2. Smith played a total of 24 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership.
  3. In round 1 of the 2022 NRL season, Smith was taken from the field with an injury early in the first half of the club's match against the Wests Tigers.

The world when Brandon Smith (rugby league) was born

Brandon Smith (rugby league) was born in 1996. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1996

  • #1 song"Macarena" – Los Del Rio
  • Top movieThe English Patient
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookThe Runaway Jury – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan leads Bulls to 72-10 record and 4th NBA title
  • Top headlineCentennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
  • Technology milestoneDolly the sheep — first mammal cloned from an adult cell
  • Defining fadMacarena dance craze
  • Notable inventionPalm Pilot
  • World population5.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population265.2M

1996 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Brandon Smith (rugby league)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19962026
Gas$1.23$3.45/gal
Average home$115,800$435,000
Average income$44,006$67,500
Minimum wage$4.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population265.2M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

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