Tom Smith rugby

A wonderful loosehead prop Smith earned 61 caps for Scotland between 1997 and 2005 and held the distinction of being selected for six straight Tests. Tom Smith was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.

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Scottish Rugby tweeted Wednesday.

. A quiet but lovely man who was a hell of a player. Deeply saddened to hear that Tom Smith has passed. 23 hours agoFrom the section.

Scottish Rugby is deeply saddened to learn of the death of one of the countrys finest rugby players former internationalist and captain Tom Smith aged 50. Thinking of his family. During rugbys amateur era he represented Dundee High School FP and Watsonians.

The 50-year-old loosehead-prop who won 61 caps for Scotland was an instrumental figure in Scotlands. Recognised as one of the nations finest players Smith was diagnosed with stage four. Former British Irish Lions prop doing well in recovery from colon cancer Last updated on 30 January 2021 30 January 2021.

22 hours agoScottish Rugby tweeted. 6 ft 8 in 203 m Rugby union career. Once the game turned professional in 1996 Tom Smith.

He is now a rugby coach. Smith who was capped 61 times by his country between 1997 and. Smith was part of the famous 1997 series-winning side before touring again four years later becoming the only Scottish player to have played in six consecutive Lions Tests.

A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby in. 23 hours agoTom Smith. 22 hours agoThe world of rugby last night united to pay tribute to Scotland legend Tom Smith who has died at the age of 50.

So sad to hear of the passing of my old team mate Tom Smith who battled his illness with courage and strength just like he played rugby. Smith was one of the finest loosehead props of the modern era. Smith was in the Lions famous 1997 side that won 2-1 in South Africa after three epic battles and in the.

23 hours agoLondon-born Tom Smith won six Lions caps and played 61 times for Scotland Credit. 6 hours agoTom Smiths incredible legacy was clear for all to see as the rugby world came out in force to pay tribute to the iconic British Irish Lions and Scotland legend. Born to a Scottish mother and an English father in London Tom Smith first started to excel at rugby at school on the banks of Loch Rannoch.

6 hours agoFormer Scotland rugby star Tom Smith will go down as one of the finest players to ever wear the Northampton Saints jersey according to club chairman John White. One of the great players of his time with huge strength and an even bigger heart he was. 22 hours ago Former Scotland captain and British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died at the age of 50 Scottish Rugby said on Wednesday.

Scotland and Lions legend Tom Smith delivers the match ball at BT Murrayfield as he continues to battle Cancer. Thomas James Smith 31 October 1971 6 April 2022 was an English-born Scotland international rugby union loosehead prop who played for Glasgow Warriors Caledonia Reds and Northampton Saints and also represented the British and Irish LionsHe became a rugby coach after retiring from play. Tributes have been flooding in.

2 hours agoTom Smith brilliant Scottish rugby forward who helped the Lions to victory over the Springboks in a 1997 Test series obituary The first Scottish prop forward to. The loosehead prop diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 2019 died on Wednesday aged 50 after fighting the condition as tenaciously as any contest on the rugby field. Tom Smith born 31 October 1971 in London England is an English-born former Scotland international rugby union loosehead prop who played for Glasgow Warriors Caledonia Reds and Northampton Saints and also represented the British and Irish Lions.

Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50. 20 hours agoWorld Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said on Twitter. Tom Smith middle right made 67 international appearances - 61 for Scotland and six for the British and Irish Lions I played rugby for.

11 hours agoMeanwhile Brian ODriscoll Smiths Lions team-mate on their 2001 tour of Australia tweeted. Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50. Tom Smith to be inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame.

Tom Smith hailed as the greatest Scotland player of the professional era is today announced as the latest inductee into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame. Father-of-three Smith had revealed back in November 2019 that he had been diagnosed. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with.

From the section Rugby Union. The former prop has been hailed as the greatest Scotland player of the professional era by Sir Ian McGeechan who along with Jim Telfer coached the Lions to their iconic Test series triumph over South Africa in 1997. Date of birth 31 August 1953 age 68Place of birth.

Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died aged 50. You only have to look at the outpouring of support for Smith when he revealed his stage four cancer diagnosis in 2019 to see how highly he is regarded both as a player and a person. Two-time British Irish Lions tourist Tom Smith has been announced as the latest inductee into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame in recognition of his incredible career.

Smith was also an instrumental part of the great team that won the final Five Nations in 1999 ensuring his name would forever go down in Scottish rugby folklore. Sport Rugby Union Tom Smith gives update on his cancer battle and admits he was looking down the abyss at one point Former Scotland captain Tom Smith has given an update on his battle with.

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