Education
University College.
University College.
Starmer-Smith played scrum-half for Oxford University (as a student at University College, Oxford) before progressing to senior club, Harlequins. During the 1966-1967 season, while still at Oxford he was selected to play for British rugby"s foremost invitational team the Barbarians. In 1969 he was selected to play for England against a touring South Africa side.
In the late 1960s he taught geography at Epsom College.
He has edited Rugby World magazine and for 15 years introduced Rugby Special for the British Broadcasting Corporation. He has also commentated on Olympic hockey for the British Broadcasting Corporation but had to make way for Barry Davies for the 1988 Olympic Final. During the 2003 World Cup in Australia, Starmer-Smith commentated for Independent Television Sport"s coverage.
