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Michael CooperGetty Images CNN Former Scotland and British Irish Lions rugby international Tom. Scottish and Lions legend discusses his cancer diagnosis My eight-year-old at the time was asking if I was going to.

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Smith who was capped 61 times by his country.

. The Scottish Rugby Union announced Smiths death on Wednesday He. Smith remains the last Scot to start a Lions Test 20 years after his final one against Australia in Sydney his sixth in a row across the 1997 and 2001 Tours. The former prop passed away after he was initially diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in November 2019.

Stuart Hogg and Gregor Townsend praise props courage and skill after his death at 50 Stuart Hogg and Gregor Townsend spoke for the Scottish rugby community when. Scottish Rugby tweeted Wednesday. 19 hours agoThe world of rugby last night united to pay tribute to Scotland legend Tom Smith who has died at the age of 50.

8 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. A quiet colossus a revolutionary in. Father-of-three Smith had revealed back in November 2019 that he had been diagnosed.

Rugby Rucker Scotland and Lions legend Tom Smith delivers the match ball at BT Murrayfield as he continues to battle Cancer 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. 2 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. 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.

EDINBURGH Scotland AP Tom Smith. Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died aged 50. 19 hours agoFormer British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died at the age of 50 after a battle with cancer.

17 hours agoSport Rugby Union Tom Smith. Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith. April 6 Reuters - Former Scotland captain and British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died at the age of 50 Scottish Rugby said on Wednesday.

19 hours agoScotland rugby union team One of the greats. Smith who played his club rugby for Dundee HSFP Watsonians Caledonian Reds Glasgow Caledonians Brive and Northampton Saints also captained Scotland during an eight-year international career. Scottish sports great Tom Smith dies aged 50 Former rugby player Tom Smith has died aged 50.

Smith was one of the finest loosehead props of the modern era. The former Scotland prop who played a key role in the British and Irish Lions series win in South Africa in 1997 has died. 19 hours agoSmith who was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in November 2019 also played for Glasgow Warriors Caledonia Reds and Northampton.

Smith embarked on two tours with the British and Irish Lions and has been described as the. Tom Smith was one of those props that the game loved and embraced like few others. He is now a rugby coach.

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. Rugby Union Tom Smith. That made the loosehead the only Scot to play in six Lions Tests in a row.

19 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. Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50. Recognised as one of the nations finest players Smith was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in.

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. 3 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. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with.

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. Tom Smith former Scotland and Lions prop dies aged 50 Forward won Lions tour in South Africa and won Five Nations Smith was diagnosed with. 20 hours agoScottish Rugby.

7 hours agoRugby legends pay tribute after ex-Lions and Scotland star Tom Smith dies at the age of 50 The rugby world has paid its respects after former Scotland and British and Irish Lions star Tom Smith has died at the age of 50. His big breakthrough came in South Africa in 97 when he overtook more experienced rivals to play a major role in a stunning series win the first of the professional era. 19 hours agoSmith was part of the Glasgow Caledonia now Glasgow Warriors set-up before he moved to France to ply his rugby trade for Brive in 1999 then to Northampton Saints in 2001 the same year he would repeat his Lions trick and start all three Test matches in the narrow 2-1 loss to Australia.

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