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02 Oct 2025

Munster Rugby winger signs contract extension with province

Andrew Smith has signed one-year contract with the province for 2025/26 season

Munster Rugby winger signs new contract extension

Munster Rugby winger Andrew Smith

MUNSTER Rugby and the IRFU has confirmed this Tuesday that Andrew Smith has signed a one-year contract with the province for the 2025/26 season.

Smith joined Munster on a short-term loan in March and made an immediate impact, scoring three tries in four appearances.

He was a try-scorer in the Champions Cup round of 16 win against La Rochelle and dotted down twice away to Bordeaux-Begles in the quarter-final defeat a week later.

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The 24-year-old is a former Ireland U20s international and represented the Ireland 7s team at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

He joins from Connacht, where he made 14 appearances since joining in 2023.

Last month saw the flying winger win the All Ireland League Division 1A title with Clontarf at the Aviva Stadium.

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