Father Time catches up: George Smith is 38 this month
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BRISTOL coach Pat Lam will have winced when he heard that his new signing, George Smith, was forced to pull out of the Reds line-up for their Super Rugby game against the Rebels in Brisbane on Friday.
The news that veteran Wallaby flanker Smith, who will be 38 this month, was injured in the warm-up coincided with the release of the fixtures for the new Gallagher Premiership season, with Bristol’s return to English rugby’s elite league marked by an opening fixture against arch West Country rivals Bath ...