Nigel Starmer-Smith
| Birth name | Nigel Christopher Starmer-Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 December 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cheltenham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Magdalen College School, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | teacher, commentator, journalist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nigel Starmer-Smith (born 25 December 1944) is a British retired international rugby union player, British rugby journalist and commentator.
He was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford and University College, Oxford. After university, Starmer-Smith briefly trained at a shipping management firm before choosing to focus on a career in rugby.