Brian Smith
Brian Smith
Formerly played for South Sydney from 1975 to 1979 and is best known as the coach of teams like the Illawarra Steelers and Parramatta Eels.
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth14 March 1954
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Ryan Strudwick is an exceptional rugby player and person. I knew of him long before I came to London Irish and was aware of the high regard with which he is held throughout the professional rugby playing community in this country and abroad. He has been a remarkable servant of London Irish over the past eight years and ranks among the great ambassadors of the club and the game. While there will be an opportunity to say a proper farewell before he leaves at the end of the season I want to take this opportunity to express publicly the gratitude of the directors, management, players and supporters for all he has done.
bring guys people playing pushing starters stay
We were able to bring a lot of people off the bench. We were able to stay fresh. We have a lot of guys pushing our starters for playing time.
becomes business managing playing reached resources season
Now that we have reached the business end of the season managing our playing resources becomes even more important.
guys playing trusting
The guys started trusting each other more. We started playing as a team.
attitude games guys last mind nobody people played playing respects role seed thinks underdog won
The guys have played with the attitude (that) nobody really respects them and nobody really thinks they can win. We don't mind playing the underdog role and I think there's a lot of people that thought we were the underdog at the 4 seed and we shouldn't have been seeded fourth, and that's fine. Those are people's opinions, but we've won 16 of our last 18 games right now and we're just on a roll.
caution throw
We just like to have fun, throw caution to the wind.
fitness match
We just wanted to give him some match fitness.
bit definitely moved
We moved a bunch. It definitely made things a bit more interesting.
bit boys felt leaf looked mental sort time took video
We felt this time we took a bit of a leaf out of Lance Armstrong's book. They looked at a bit of video of his mental preparation ... I think the boys got a little bit out of that sort of thinking.
looking party third
We don't think we're looking for a third party that did it.
pack patience post
The Worcester pack look to be very well-prepared, and they will take some stopping. We will have to play with persistence and patience to post a victory.
champion finalist five guys returning state
Five of our guys have a state finalist or returning state champion in their weight.
forward looking saturday
Saturday is a big day for all of us and we are looking forward to our first competitive match,
chip city coming dominate step
Boise City coming down from 11-man will have a chip on their shoulder. They will want to show they can step in and dominate right away. We're up for a challenge.