What is Tom Smith (rugby union)?
'''Tom Smith''' (31 October 1971 &ndash; 6 April 2022) was an English-born former [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international [[rugby union]] [[Prop (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 illness|terminal]] [[colon cancer|colon]] that [[metastasized]] spread to his [[brain cancer|brain]] and [[liver cancer|liver]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/50395820 |title=Tom Smith: Former British and Irish Lions prop reveals stage four cancer diagnosis |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=21 November 2019 |date=21 November 2019}}</ref> He died from the disease on 6 April 2022, aged 50.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lionsrugby.com/2022/04/06/lions-and-scotland-legend-tom-smith-dies-aged-50/ |title=Lions and Scotland legend Tom Smith dies aged 50 |access-date=2022-04-07 |archive-date=2022-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413105350/https://www.lionsrugby.com/2022/04/06/lions-and-scotland-legend-tom-smith-dies-aged-50/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=7489 Sporting Heroes profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Tom}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:English rugby union players]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:Sportspeople from London]] {{sports-bio-stub}}