Oliver James Smith (born 14 August 1982) is a former English rugby union international and domestic head coach, having had a spell with Esher RFC.
Born 14 August 1982 in Leicester, Smith was educated at John Cleveland College, Hinckley and went on to do a PE & Sports Science degree at Loughborough University.
He was an unused replacement aged 17 before making his Leicester debut in September 2000 against London Irish after his 18th birthday, at the time he was the youngest player to feature in the Zurich Premiership.
[7] Due to lack of game time Smith was to miss out on inclusion in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
Smith was then named to the British & Irish Lions squad for the tour of New Zealand ahead of Noon and Barkley.
[1][dead link] Smith then regained a regular starting position in the Leicester team with many tries to his name in the 2006/07 season.
It boasts an exciting and young group of English players, some of whom I have been lucky enough to have played with during my time in the Saxons and the Churchill Cup.
It proved to be an injury he was unable to recover from, and he spent much of the 2011/2012 season in the position of Backs Coach for Esher RFC, who played in the RFU Championship at the time.