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Ian Smith (rugby union, born 1944)

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Rugby player
Ian Smith
Full nameIan Sidney Gibson Smith
Date of birth (1944-06-16) 16 June 1944 (age 80)
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
SchoolGeorge Heriot's School
UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)Dentist
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1969–71 Scotland 8 (14)
1972 Hong Kong

Ian Sidney Gibson Smith (born 16 June 1944) is a Scottish former international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Dundee, Smith was raised in Morningside, Edinburgh, and attended George Heriot's School. He would practise his kicking as a schoolboy with George Watson's College pupil Ian Robertson, later a Scotland teammate. A University of Edinburgh dentistry graduate, Smith competed in the varsity first XV and also played rugby in the services. He was a captain in the Royal Army Dental Corps, at one point stationed in Germany.

Smith, a fullback, gained his first Scotland call up out of the London Scottish thirds, having come to the attention of selectors playing for Combined Services. On debut at Murrayfield in 1969, Smith scored all of his team's points in a 6–3 win over the Springboks, including the match-winning try with five minutes remaining, set up by childhood friend Robertson. He played in Scotland's 1970 Calcutta Cup win over England and finished his two years in the team with eight caps. In 1972, Smith turned out at the Asian Championships with Hong Kong, where he had been posted.

See also

References

  1. Palmer, Mark (5 October 2019). "Ian Smith: Rise and fall of a most unlikely full-back". The Times.
  2. "Interview: Ian Smith, Scotland's 'cherubic' full-back, on defeating the Springboks amid apartheid protests". The Scotsman. 5 October 2019.
  3. "Murrayfield Special". Daily Record. 6 December 1969.
  4. "Ian Smith sinks the Springboks". Sunday Sun. 7 December 1969.
  5. "Ian Smith – a review of the former Scotland player's autobiography". Rugby World. 7 June 2020.
  6. "Ah, So ." Daily Mirror. 1 November 1972.

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