Van der Smit was born in Swakopmund in Namibia, but grew up in Cape Town, South Africa.
[9] He made one more appearance off the bench against the Free State XV[10] as Western Province finished top of the Southern Section to qualify for the quarter-finals.
[11] Van der Smit made two starts and five appearances as a replacement for Western Province U21 in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship and scored a single try against Free State U21.
[18] Van Der Smit was contracted by the Port Elizabeth-based Eastern Province Kings for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division.
[19] He made a total of six appearances for the team, but could not prevent them losing all their matches to finish bottom of the log.