Brian Smith (rugby league, born 1954)

Brian Smith (born 14 March 1954) is an Australian coach and former player of rugby league football.

Smith played for St. George 1973-74 and South Sydney Rabbitohs (1975-1976 and 1979), appearing in a total of 31 first grade games. However, Smith is best known as a coach, having been at the helm of Illawarra Steelers, where he took over for the 1984 season, before moving to Hull, St. George Dragons, Bradford Bulls, Parramatta Eels, the Newcastle Knights and, most recently, at the sydney Roosters and the NSW Country side. He is the older brother of former Great Britain national team coach Tony Smith and is father of Keegan Smith, the strength and power coach at the Roosters, and Rohan Smith, a former coach of Tonga and assistant coach at Auckland Warriors, London Broncos, Newcastle Knights, Sydney Roosters and Gold Coast Titans.

In the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, Smith played 14 first grade games for St. George in 1974, and 17 games for the South Sydney Rabbitohs between 1975 and 1979, appearing in a total of 31 first grade games.

Smith began coaching in 1978, coaching the Newtown Jets under-23's team. He then joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1980, also as under-23's coach. He stayed there until the end of 1982 coaching the reserve grade team in that season.