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George Smith capped a remarkable Super Rugby season by winning the Brumbies’ top award for a 10th time on Saturday night.
The 33-year-old collected the Brett Robinson Player’s Player honour at a presentation night in Canberra a week after the Brumbies lost the final to the Chiefs.
Amazingly, Smith won the plaudit despite missing five games and after only rejoining the franchise from Japanese club Suntory Sungoliath in February.
And it came in a season when he also became the club’s most-capped player with 142 appearances and won a recall to the Wallabies team for the Test series against the British and Irish Lions.
Earlier in the week, Smith was beaten by just four votes to be crowned Australia’s best Super Rugby player this season with Waratahs flanker Michael Hooper claiming the award.
Skipper Ben Mowen was named the Brumbies’ best forward and fellow Wallabies newcomer Christian Lealiifano was recognised as the best back for the second straight year.
Centre Tevita Kuridrani won the Shawn Mackay Award for best new talent.
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