Greg Growden, writing for the Sydney Morning Herald, provides his weekly take on southern hemisphere rugby.
"From a distance, the former Wallabies back-rower George Smith appears a quiet, uncontroversial soul. But there have been several volatile moments during his football life, and they are revealed in his just-released biography, written by the Herald's Mr Pedals, Rupert Guinness.
One lesser-known story revolves around the Brumbies' taxi affair in Cape Town in 2000, when several of Smith's teammates got in trouble following an altercation with a cabbie."
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