Tom Smith (born 31 August 1953) is a former Scotland international rugby union player,[1] and a former Scotland international basketball player.[2]
| Birth name | Thomas John Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 August 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Macmerry, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976-79 | Dalkeith Saints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976-79 | Scotland (26 caps) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editProvincial career
editSmith played for South of Scotland in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]
Smith played for Whites Trial side against Blues Trial side on 3 January 1981.[5]
International career
editSmith was capped by Scotland 'B' on 7 March 1981 to play against France 'B'.[3]
Smith made his full senior Scotland debut in 1983 against England, scoring a try in the match.[6] He was to amass 4 caps in total for the senior side.[7]
Basketball career
editAmateur career
editSmith was a late convert to rugby union, only taking up the game at the age of 26. He started sports playing football as a goalkeeper. Due to his stature his team-mates entered him in the search of Scotland's tallest keeper. He was then spotted by the basketball side Dalkeith Saints and played for them.[2]
International career
editSmith was capped 26 times for the Scotland basketball team.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Thomas John Smith". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b c "Interview: Tom Smith, hero of last Twickenham win, played basketball until he was 26". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "England v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Tom Smith - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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