I've Had Enough ; Smith: New Coach Is Step in the Right Direction, but My Mind has Been Made Up ... I'm Quitting Scotland

Daily Mail (May 05, 2005)

Author: Jeff Connor

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SCOTLAND veteran Tom Smith dealt a severe blow to the new international coaching regime yesterday when he officially announced his retirement from Test rugby.

The 61-times capped Northampton prop has decided to hang up his boots in the wake of a dismal Scottish Six Nations campaign and well- documented differences of opinion with the recentlydeparted head coach Matt Williams.

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I've Had Enough ; Smith: New Coach Is Step in the Right Direction, but My Mind has Been Made Up ... I'm Quitting Scotland

Smith, a two-time British and Irish Lion, was also bitterly disappointed to be left out of Sir Clive Woodward's squad to tour New Zealand next month.

The news will represent a setback to Scotland's interim head coach Frank Hadden, who told Sportsmail yesterday he had been intent on talkin...

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