In the second half of the season, he made ten appearances for the Border U21 side during the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship and scored four tries, which included a brace in their match against the Free State U21s.
Smit played the full 80 minutes as Border ran out 21–15 winners to retain their Group A status.
[4] He also played off the bench in their matches against Argentine side Pampas XV in Stellenbosch[5] and Western Province in Paarl.
Smit made three starts during the group stages of the competition, scoring a brace of tries in their final match against the Falcons in a 50–29 victory as the Leopards topped the log.
[15] He also started their semi-final match against the Falcons, with the team from the East Rand running out surprise 31–24 winners to eliminate the Leopards from the competition.
[19] He also played in the Leopards' final match of the 2015 Vodacom Cup season against Western Province in Cape Town.