"While the pre-sentence report is not a very flattering one in terms of his remorse, it is his perception that nothing has happened and he maintains that."
Crown lawyer Andy Hill suggested a starting point of eight years, saying the victim was vulnerable because she was only 19, of slight build and described herself as being a "seven out of 10 on the drunkenness scale". Mr Hill said there was a moderate degree of violence, in terms of pushing her to the ground and raping her.
Judge Russell Callander acknowledged the rape was not the most brutal but he said it was an aggravated feature that Smith still maintained his innocence.
The fact the victim was young, of slight build and the rape happened in a dark place added to the aggravating features.
"That type of forced intercourse with a young woman is not something any community on the globe should accept and it has to be denounced."