Rugby player
| Birth name | Thomas John Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1953-08-31) 31 August 1953 (age 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Smith (born 31 August 1953) is a former Scotland international rugby union player, and a former Scotland international basketball player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Smith played for Gala.
Provincial career
Smith played for South of Scotland in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.
Smith played for Whites Trial side against Blues Trial side on 3 January 1981.
International career
Smith was capped by Scotland 'B' on 7 March 1981 to play against France 'B'.
Smith made his full senior Scotland debut in 1983 against England, scoring a try in the match. He was to amass 4 caps in total for the senior side.
Basketball career
Amateur career
Smith 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.
International career
Smith was capped 26 times for the Scotland basketball team.
References
- "Thomas John Smith". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Interview: Tom Smith, hero of last Twickenham win, played basketball until he was 26". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ "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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