Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby player
Benjamin Robert Smith (born 1 June 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union player, currently playing for the Kobelco Steelers. He formerly played for the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition and for Otago in the ITM Cup.

Smith made his international debut for New Zealand in 2009, playing 84 tests from then until the 2019 Rugby World Cup. He was a key member of the 2015 Rugby World Cup-winning team. Smith was vice-captain of the All Blacks from 2016 to 2017 and captained the team once, against Samoa in 2017. He scored 39 tries for New Zealand throughout his international career, placing him amongst the all-time leading try scorers.He normally plays as an outside back, but has also previously played as a centre and halfback.