Player Profile - Nat Smith

By Rhi - November 10 2008
Name  Natalie Smith 	Nat Smith
Nickname  Natson
Position Flanker, Prop, Centre
Birthday  15th March
Occupation  Tea Lady
Date Joined Harlequins:  Sept 06
Previous clubs  Crawley, East Grinstead, Durham City, Durham Uni
Representative Honours:   South East U18, England Students
Best Rugby moment  Winning Durham Town and Gown 7s in 2004
Worst Rugby moment  Missing out starting as flanker for Quins after hurting my back doing a squat during the warm up. Embarrassing and painful.
Rugby ambition  To get back to my best after a year out. It’s going to be a long hard slog.
Why rugby  Geography teacher thought I’d be good at it so I thought I’d give it a bash. I also like mud and being aggressive.
Describe yourself  Chunky ginger monkey. Apparently I have a ginger face.
Favourite alcoholic beverage:  Lager and Lime
Other sports  Swimming and Hockey
Favourite meal Spaghetti Bolognaise
Favourite film  Forest Gump
Most likely to say:  “Oh tits”
Least likely to say:  “Please let me play in the front row. I love propping.”
Favourite quotation:  “I just stood in something brown and it wasn’t chocolate cake”
Best holiday (why):  10 months travelling – Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand. Need I say more?!
Claim to fame:  I can fit a 10 pence piece up my nose