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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. Once the game turned professional in 1996 Tom Smith.

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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.

. 7 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. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with. The Scottish Rugby Union announced Smiths death on Wednesday He.

EDINBURGH Scotland AP Tom Smith. 6 ft 8 in 203 m Rugby union career. The former Scotland prop who played a key role in the British and Irish Lions series win in South Africa in 1997 has died.

Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died aged 50. Smith was in the Lions famous 1997 side that won 2-1 in South Africa after three epic battles and in the. 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.

Smith was one of the finest loosehead props of the modern era. 21 hours agoTom Smith. Tom Smith was one of those props that the game loved and embraced like few others.

He died on April 6 2022 aged 50. 21 hours agoScottish Rugby tweeted. 20 hours agoThe world of rugby last night united to pay tribute to Scotland legend Tom Smith who has died at the age of 50.

He will be greatly missed by everyone in Scotland and throughout the game. 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. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby in.

Smith played for. 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. 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.

According to a Twitter post by Scottish Rugby Tom was a hugely respected player. The former prop passed away after he was initially diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in November 2019. Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50.

Tom Smith Death. One of Scotlands finest players he played for Glasgow. Recognised as one of the nations finest players Smith was diagnosed with stage four.

8 hours agoThe rugby world has paid its respects after former Scotland and British and Irish Lions star Tom Smith has died at the age of 50. Father-of-three Smith had revealed back in November 2019 that he had been diagnosed. 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.

He is now a rugby coach. On November 21 2019 it was announced that Smith had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer with tumours in his colon brain and liver. 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.

Scotland and Lions legend Tom Smith delivers the match ball at BT Murrayfield as he continues to battle Cancer. 5 hours agoRugby folklore is all about the big lads the pint sinkers the beer drinkers the piano pushers and the song singers and at every club around the land theres a prop or two that are as bigger part of their club furniture as the bar itself. Scottish Rugby tweeted Wednesday.

Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50. During rugbys amateur era he represented Dundee High School FP and Watsonians. 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.

4 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. The 50-year-old loosehead-prop who won 61 caps for Scotland was an instrumental figure in Scotlands. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby in.

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. Tom Smith to be inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame. 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.

Date of birth 31 August 1953 age 68Place of birth. That was the reality former British Irish Lions prop Tom Smith had to go through when he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in November 2019. 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.

Tom Smith was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021. 20 hours agoLondon-born Tom Smith won six Lions caps and played 61 times for Scotland Credit. 20 hours agoScottish Rugby tweeted.

At the time I felt quite exposed Smith. Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50. 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.

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