Tom Smith (rugby union)
Tom Smith (31 October 1971 – 6 April 2022) was an English-born former Scotland international rugby union losehead prop. He played for Glasgow Warriors, Caledonia Reds and Northampton Saints and also represented the British and Irish Lions. He was a rugby coach. Smith was born in London.
In November 2019, Smith was diagnosed with terminal colon that metastasized spread to his brain and liver.[1] He died from the disease on 6 April 2022, aged 50.[2]
References
- ↑ Tom Smith: Former British and Irish Lions prop reveals stage four cancer diagnosis. BBC Sport. 21 November 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/50395820. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ↑ Lions and Scotland legend Tom Smith dies aged 50