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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I think it's great that enough interest is there with the city of Ames and the community to improve things,
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Mike has been brilliant for us. He is a Bath boy and there has been a massive interest in him, but if we can keep winning we might convince him to stay here. He has a great rugby intellect and is sure to figure very heavily in the future of English rugby.
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That got us out of a hole. We had some good blocks by Devin Hudson, Brandon Casteel and T.J. Casteel to spring him. All of our running backs ran hard. Our lead blockers, linemen and tight ends did a great job of blocking at the point of contact.
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It's going to be difficult to fill his shoes. He does a great job blocking and catching the football, and he did a great job of containment at linebacker.
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Kieron has played some great rugby for us this season.
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I think all of us emerged with great composure, dignity and courage. There was no sign of panic amongst any of us whatsoever. That was phenomenal.
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Reid just had a great tournament. Pinning the No. 1 see and the No. 3 seed - just great.
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Maybe some of our youth came out a little bit in that. But I think they learned their lessons. We were fortunate enough, like I said, to be able to walk out with one even after we blew that lead. It's all a learning experience; it's fun. I mean, a great crowd and the boy were into it -- I told Chris Newsome I thought he was going to give me an early heart attack and I'm too young to get one of those.
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He is just such a hard worker that he finds a way to succeed at whatever he does. It's great having a kid like him in the room because the other kids see what he does outside of wrestling and it shows just how far you can go if you put the work in.
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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.
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He's very professional. He's very cordial during the game.
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He was always energetic in practice. You never saw him down. He's a real loyal man.
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At the beginning of the Arkansas State game, the quarterback was calling me a skinny defensive end, and when I finally got a sack he looked kind of surprised that it was me.
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Bruce has come in and over the last three years, really changed what debate looks like. It really comes down to who is the adviser. ... If the adviser is good at what they do and promotes it and gets kids out, it thrives.