Greg Smith (rugby coach)

Greg Smith
Date of birth c. 1949
Date of death 3 September 2002(2002-09-03) (aged 52–53)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Coach
Teams coached
Years Team
1996-1997
2000-2001		  Australia
 Fiji

Greg Smith (c. 1949 – 3 September 2002)[1] was the former international rugby union coach of both the Australian national rugby union team (known widely as the Wallabies) and the Fijian national rugby union team.

He is probably best remembered for guiding the Australian team to a 12-match winning streak across Europe beating Italy, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Former Wallaby Coach Dies, Australian Rugby Union, 2002-09-03. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  2. ↑ Hundreds Farewell Smith, Australian Rugby Union, 2002-09-10. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Australia Bob Dwyer		 Australia National Rugby Union Coach
1996-1997		 Succeeded by
Australia Rod Macqueen
Preceded by
New Zealand Brad Johnstone		 Fiji National Rugby Union Coach
2000-2001		 Succeeded by
Fiji Ifereimi Tawake
(caretaker)


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