RYAN SMITH WILL FINISH MONTAUBAN SEASON BEFORE RETURNING TO CANADA

7th May 2008    From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

This has not been an easy choice for me, says Ryan Smith, Canada's international back, "It has become increasingly difficult to live for such long periods away from my wife and family, who are now back in Canada." Ryan has decided not top renew his contract with Montauban after the season's end. MORE

RYAN SMITH SUBS IN AT FULL BACK IN MONTAUBAN LOSS TO DAX  3rd May 2008

From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

The temperature was 30 degrees at kickoff time for this match. Dax was quick to lay claim to their points, but every time Antoine Vignau kicked a penalty, Montauban's Fortassin replied with one of his own. The score was 6 - 6 after the first half hour. Montauban used a new lineout effectively to win a good supply of ball, but the defensive systems of both teams dominated any attacking chances, until 5 minutes from the half. Then, Dax's Laurent Diaz scored though the middle, followed by an interception & try by . MORE

RYAN SMITH IN SQUAD FOR MONTAUBAN VS BIARRITZ  25th April 2008 

From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

Although he was on the bench for last week's close defeat of Montauban by Stade Francais, Brampton player Ryan Smith is in the squad for Saturday's T 14 home encounter with Biarritz at 18h30. The team of 24 players will be chosen by coaches Laurent Travers et Laurent Labit from the following squad. Sa, Delboulbès, Peyron, Lemoine, Traversa, Testa, Rolland, Ghezal, Murray, Caballero, Diarra, Garcia Raynaud, Clarkin,  Mitu, Fortassin, Fauqué, Viard, Avramovic, Cech, Cassin, Audrin, Smith  MORE

RYAN SMITH IN MONTAUBAN SQUAD FOR STADE FRANCAIS      19th April 2008

From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

Brampton RFC's Ryan Smith is in the squad of 24 Montauban players who leave today for the trip to play third ranked Stade Francais in Paris. Montauban sits in seventh place in the table. Returning to the squad after the victory over Auch are hooker Tony Testa, second row Scott Murray, backrow ligne Guillaume Bortolaso and attacking backs Ryan Smith, Miguel Avramovic and Anthony Tesquet. READ MORE

2008 RUGBY ONTARIO U 17 AND U 19 JUNIOR WOMEN TRYOUTS  12th March 2008 

Players must attend at least 1 of the regional trials, as well as the final trial to be considered for the teams.

RYAN SMITH ON BENCH AS MONTAUBAN DEFEAT BOURGOIN   16th March 2008 

From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

Although Brampton's Ryan Smith was selected to the squad for the match against Bourgoin, he remained on the bench for the game. Montauban defeated Bourgoin , playing at home, by 16 points to 11 and maintain 7th place in the T14 League table. The half-time score was 10-8. The difference in the score was down to  conversion and a drop goal  READ MORE

TWO BRFC PLAYERS SELECTED FOR SAN DIEGO CAMP & TOURNAMENT  9th March 2008

RYAN SMITH HELPS MONTAUBAN DEFEAT ALBI       3rd March 2008 

From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

Ryan Smith came off the bench and on the wing, as Montauban played this match against Albi perfectly. They timed their victory as the first half of the Top 14 Championship of France comes to a conclusion. Also,  they took their revenge for last season's when Albi defeated them twice. Montauban defeated Albi by 25 to 15. The score at the half was 10 to 9. The victory is worth all the more with a bonus offensive point. MORE

RYAN SMITH SCORES IN T14 LOSING CAUSE vs CLERMONT    29th January 2008 

From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

Ryan Smith scored a try at 22 minutes on Saturday as Montauban ran out of gas playing against Clermont in France's T 14 play.  The final score was 40 - 13, after Montauban trailed only 12 - 10 at the half. Canadian Jamie Cudmore was playing for Clermont.  

RYAN SMITH AT FLY HALF IN T14 LOSS TO BAYONNE IN     18th February 2008

From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

Brampton's Ryan Smith started and finished the game at fly half for Montauban in their 25 - 18 loss at Bayonne last weekend. The half-time score was 16 - 12, and Montauban takes a bonus point to stay in the mid T14 League tables.

In the game, Montauban won plenty of ball, but was not able to capitalize on it. However, Montauban did score two glorious tries, the first on an excellent counter-attack which was finished off by centre Yoann Audrin, and the second when captain Marc Raynaud powered over. Unfortunately, the Basques had more success with the boot than Montauban, and the veteran captain Richard Dourthe kicked six of six penalties and a conversion. MORE

RYAN SMITH SELECED FOR MONTAUBAN SQUAD TO PLAY BAYONNE 15th February 2008 

From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

Despite the injuries to Rumanian prop Bogdan Balan, three quarter Matthew Clarkin (knee), Tongan winger Séti Kiolé (ankle) and Benjamin Sa ( not yet at match fitness); the Montauban coaches have an embarrassment of riches to choose from for their match tomorrow at Bayonne. Among them is BRFC's Ryan Smith

Montauban will leave for Bayonne in the Basque country with a squad of 25 players. Notably, we see the return of several players who were unavailable for last week's loss at home with Stade Toulousain. Props Laurent Delboulbès and Pascal Peyron both return, second row Rowan Frost is back and in the backs Jean-Philippe Viard and Johan Dalla-Riva are ready. MORE

RYAN SMITH OFF BENCH AS MONTAUBAN WINS DEFENSIVE BONUS POINT 11 February 2008            From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

At home in Sapiac, Montauban lost to Stade Toulousain by 12 - 16. The half time score was 6 - 8. Montauban scored three penalty goals at 15, 36 and 65 minutes, and a drop goal to Stade Toulousain's two tries and two penalties. Ryan Snith was subbed into the centres for Avromovic at 67 minutes.

Thanks to a try scored in one of the first movements of the match by international full back Clement Poitrenaud, on a pass from Fiji international Kunavore, Stade Toulousain showed through the whole match they MORE.

Twenty-three years drought         From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

The last time Montauban defeated the players of Stade Toulousain in an official match, was on Sunday 3rd February 1985. Twenty three years ago. In 1985, telephone numbers didn't need an area code and no one had foreseen cell phones. On this day, the team was coached by Louis Blanc and won the match 16 - 12. It was a victory gained, in my estimation, by an heroic spirit of sacrifice throughout the game, and especially in the last few minutes of play.  MORE

RYAN SMITH COMNES OFF BENCH IN MONTAUBAN'S t 14 LOSS TO PERPIGNAN

4th February 2008                      From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

In more than a century of playing matches, Montauban have only ever won 2 victories away against Perpignan, in 1909 and 2006. Ryan Smith came off the bench at 74 minutes, but the match was already lost, by 23 -- 3. The half time score was 10 - 3, with MTG's points coming from a Fauque drop goal at 11 minutes. From the first yellow card awarded against MTG's Benjamin Sa, there were consequences before the end of the half. The Green and Blacks made numerous handling errors which stopped them from properly testing a Catalan side which has a desperate need to score some points. MORE

RYAN SMITH HELPS MONTAUBAN SQUEAK PAST DAX IN T14 ACTION     29th January 2008 

From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

"You need to know how to win this kind of match, where the two teams were so well matched,"  winger Jean-Emmanuel Cassin explained in the Montauban changing room. Montauban won this squeaker 12 - 11 having been 3 to 5 down at the half. Ryan Smith played the full game in the centres."Montauban were more realistic than we were,"  confided Dax coach Jérôme Daret.  Dax dominated the first half of the game. They only scored one try, from Lievremont at 22 minutes, and two penalties in the second half from Hore. However, they had a pushover try attempt, following a series of 5 metre scrums, and a drive by their hooker Yves Pedrosa which was ruled "held up" by the Video judge.  MORE

RYAN SMITH IN SQUAD: BIG MENTAL TEST FOR PACK FACING DAX     25th July 2008

(From MTG Website)

Ryan Smith is selected to the squad which will play the T 14 match against Dax. If there is going to be one day when the Montauban pack needs to be well-motivated it is certainly tomorrow, at home at 5:30pm on the Sapiac pitch. Since Stade Francais defeated Dax 22 - 19 after being destroyed in the scrums, people talked only about Dax's props becoming internationals. Many see Julien Brugnaut (right prop, 26 years old, 1m83, 120 kgs) and Renaud Boyoud (left prop, 27 years old, 1m88, 110kgs) pressing their claims for  MORE

CANADIANS PYKE & RYAN SMITH IN MONTAUBAN SQUAD VS WORCESTER (From MTG Website)         11th January 2008

It is no secret that Montauban's major priority is the Top 14 Championship. However, in the last two matches of the European Challenge Cup, Montauban is still in the qualification race for the quarter finals. To make it through, the team will almost certainly need to  win the last two international chances they have: The first is tonight at 18h30, at home in Sapiac, facing the English Worcester and the following Friday against  MORE

BRAMPTON RFC PLACES 3 ON NATIONAL LONG LIST 9 January 08

Congratulations to Brampton RFC's Ryan Smith, Aaron Abrams and Jordan Wilson-Ross for their inclusion on the National Senior Men's Team Long list. This list allows current and potential members of the Canadian Senior Men's team an idea of where they rate among players at their own position.

Based on a number of measurements, the list provides a depth chart at each position from which selectors and coaches can create long term and short term plans for the various teams run by Rugby Canada.

This list is revised quarterly, and in May, prior to the start of the Barclays Churchill Cup, the next list will be made public.  MORE

RYAN SMITH AND MONTAUBAN READY FOR WORCESTER  8th January 2008

Montauban host star-studded Worcester Warriors at Stade de Sapiac on Friday night with Brampton RFC and Canadian international centre Ryan Smith confident they can make April's quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup. 

Worcester Warriors have an eight-point lead over Montauban at the top of Pool Two, but Smith is adamant the French club is still very much in the last eight mix. And with the five Pool winners and three best runners-up qualifying for the last eight, Montauban could finish with 21 points. MORE

RYAN SMITH ON BENCH AS MONTAUBAN LOSE TO BIARRITZ 5th January 2008

Montauban were unable to match their victory over Stade Francais last week, with a win over Biarritz on Friday evening 4th January 2008. Brampton's Ryan Smith was on the replacements bench for this disjointed T14 match on a cold, still Friday night in Biarritz. Biarritz squeaked through by 10-8. MORE

RYAN SMITH IN MONTAUBAN T14 SQUAD TO PLAY BIARRITZ 4th January 07

Ryan Smith is selected for the 24 man squad to play against Biarritz in the French T14 Championship. Last week Montauban defeated Stade Francais at home, and they will be looking to knock off the Biarritz team also considered as T 14 front runners. The naming of the squad was delayed until the last minute, and the teams will meet this Friday evening in Aguiléra, Biarritz.

The Montauban team will be chosen from: Delboulbès, Peyron, Sa, Blanco, Arganèse, Traversa, Ghezal, Murray, Rolland, Clarkin, Raynaud, Caballero, Diarra, Garcia, Mitu, Fauqué, Fortassin, Jahouer, Ryan Smith, Audrin, Cech, Cassin, Jonnet et MORE