Date of birth | 9 September 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | St George, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Brisbane State High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||
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Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
Senior career | |||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1990/91 | Leicester Tigers | () | |
Provincial / State sides | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1985/87 | Queensland | () | |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1987 1989–1991 |
Australia Ireland |
5 9 |
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Teams coached | |||
Years | Team | ||
Ricoh Rugby Club |
Ricoh Rugby Club
New South Wales
ACT Brumbies
Australia Sevens
Eastern Suburbs
Bath Rugby
London Irish
Brian Smith (born 9 September 1966) is an Australian retired rugby football player and current coach. He was Director of Rugby at Aviva Premiership team London Irish. He was the attack coach for England between 2008 and 2011.
Smith was born in St George, Queensland. He played rugby union for Queensland, and won six caps for Australia in 1987. He played in two Varsity matches for Oxford University as well as captaining them before playing nine times for Ireland between 1989 and 1991 as a fly-half. For the 1990/91 season he played club rugby for Leicester Tigers in England.
He later played rugby league for Balmain Tigers (1991 to 1993) and Eastern Suburbs (1994) in the NSWRL competition. He played mainly as a five-eighth and also as a halfback.