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He was a major part in the tourists series win over world champions South Africa in 1997. The Scottish Rugby Union announced Smiths death on Wednesday He.

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. 16 hours agoFormer Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died aged 50. 3 hours agoSmith was a regular sight at international level and amassed 67 caps for Scotland and was instrumental in Scotlands 1999 Five Nations title victory. 13 hours agoSmith started his professional club career with Caledonia Reds in 1996 before racking up stints at Glasgow Caledonians and Brive.

Former team-mates later recalled that when the famously-shy Scotland captain who died on April 6 aged 50 rose to his feet a. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby in Scotland and throughout. Father-of-three Smith had revealed back in November 2019 that he had been diagnosed.

3 hours agoTom Smith. 4 hours agoTom Smith was 5ft 10in tall but when talking to those who knew him and who played with him you would hear of a man who was somewhere closer to 10ft 5in tall. 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 Lions.

Scottish and Lions legend discusses his cancer diagnosis My eight-year-old at the time was asking if I was going to. Smith who was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in November 2019 also played for Glasgow Warriors Caledonia Reds. He brought the curtain down on his playing career in 2009 after an.

Smith embarked on two tours with the British and Irish Lions and has been described as the. Friday 29th January 2021 209 pm Tom Smith in action for Scotland against Italy in 2003. He is now a rugby coach.

Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50. That made the loosehead the only Scot to play in six Lions Tests in a row. 14 hours agoSmith who was capped 61 times by Scotland and played on two Lions tours was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer in 2019.

2 hours agoTom Smith was never one to run his mouth. Deeds rather than words were this hardy props preferred method for inspiring others to follow where he furrowed. Smith who was suffering from stage-four colon cancer which was diagnosed in November 2019 played in 61 Tests for Scotland and was part of their squad which won the 1999 Five Nations.

15 hours agoRugby community hails Smiths skill and character Gregor Townsend Scotland head coach and a former team-mate of Smith believes the prop will be regarded as one of Scotlands best players. 4 hours agoScotland head coach Gregor Townsend has hailed Tom Smith as one of the countrys best ever players after former front-row passed away at the age of 50 on Wednesday. Smith played for.

The ex-Lions Test prop has been fighting colonbowel cancer for 14 months and has had more than 40 doses. Former British Irish Lions and Scotland prop shunned limelight but was a rugby legend Alasdair Reid pays tribute to Tom Smith a. 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.

16 hours agoSMITH THE PLAYER Tom Smith having played for Dundee HSFP after being educated at Rannoch School first caught the attention of Scotland Head Coach Jim Telfer when representing Watsonians at the Melrose 7s as a 24-year-old in 1995. Smith was one of the finest loosehead props of the modern era. 1 hour agoScottish Rugby tweeted Wednesday.

He became a rugby coach after retiring from play. EDINBURGH Scotland AP Tom Smith. The former Scotland prop who played a key role in the British and Irish Lions series win in South Africa in 1997 has died.

15 hours agoThe world of rugby last night united to pay tribute to Scotland legend Tom Smith who has died at the age of 50. Recognised as one of the nations finest players Smith was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in. But when he did speak the respect was instantaneous.

16 hours agoScottish Rugby Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died aged 50. A quiet colossus a revolutionary in. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby.

15 hours ago18 The former Scotland and British Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died aged 50. The front row star went on two Lions tours in 1997 and 2001 and started all six tests across both trips. 15 hours agoScotland lionsofficial prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50.

Smith who was diagnosed with stage-four colon cancer in November 2019 also played for Glasgow Warriors Caledonia. Hogg and Smith embraced on the Murrayfield pitch before the game. 15 hours agoFormer British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died at the age of 50 after a battle with cancer.

He coached at Edinburgh Rugby and in France before two years ago he had to focus on his own health when he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. 2 hours agoTributes have been pouring in from across the rugby world following the news that former Saints Scotland and British Irish Lions player Tom Smith has died at the age of 50. Smith is a humble man who showed that you could manage epilepsy and still play international sport at the very highest level.

London-born Tom Smith won six Lions caps and played 61 times for Scotland Smith was in the Lions famous 1997 side that won 2-1 in South Africa after three epic battles and in the 2-1 series losers in Australia three years later.

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