Brumbies’ Smith moves to Munster

Former Munster forwards coach Laurie Fisher and ex-Australian fly half Stephen Larkham helped broker Andrew Smith’s move from Brumbies to Munster next season.

The highly-rated midfielder/wing Smith has been heavily involved in the Canberra outfit’s challenge for the Super 15 title, where Fisher is now head coach. But Smith is out of contract at the end of the season and favoured a move to Europe with his partner and young family.

He comes to Munster as a replacement for the departing Casey Laulala on a one-year contract that apparently suits both parties, after Fisher and Larkham helped sway him in the direction of Limerick. Fisher’s first-hand knowledge of the Munster was the deciding factor in the 29-year-old deciding to move.