During the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia, Smith was selected at 19 years of age to play for the Brisbane rugby league team against the visiting British.
Smith's centre place in Canterbury's grand final side was taken by youngster Steven Hughes who made little impact when brought on to the field as a replacement.
[2] Smith was selected for the Australian team to play in the 1999 ANZAC Test, and to compete in the end of season 1999 Tri Nations tournament.
Having won Super League VI, St Helens contested the 2003 World Club Challenge against 2002 NRL Premiers, the Sydney Roosters.
Smith returned to Australia in 2004 and made cameo appearances with the Broncos in two matches while playing for his former club, Eastern Suburbs Tigers.