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Ian Smith

Scottish rugby union wing (1903–1972)

PersonDied aged 68humanQ3147324

Also known as Ian Scott Smith

Born: October 31, 1903
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Died: September 18, 1972
Birthplace: Melbourne
Place of death: Edinburgh
Citizenship: Australia
Occupation: rugby union player
Education: University of Edinburgh
, Winchester College
, Brasenose College
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Ian Scott Smith was a rugby union wing who played 32 Tests for Scotland and two Tests for the British Isles. Born in Melbourne, Australia, and brought up in New Zealand, Smith moved to England and was educated at Winchester College, before studying at Oxford University and later Edinburgh University. At Oxford he took up rugby and was eventually selected for Scotland, for whom he was eligible because of his Scottish parents. He toured with the British Isles to South Africa in 1924, and played all four matches in Scotland's first ever Five Nations Grand Slam in 1925. He represented Scotland until 1933 when he captained them in their Triple Crown winning season. His 24 international tries, all scored in the Five Nations or Home Nations, was an international record until 1987 and a record for the Five/Six Nations until 2011. His Scottish record stood for 88 years until 2021, when it was broken by Stuart Hogg.

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Given name: Ian
Member of sports team: Barbarian FC
Edinburgh University RFC
Scotland national rugby union team(1924–1933) national team appearances: 32 · number of points/goals/set scored: 72
Oxford University RFC
London Scottish F.C.
British & Irish Lions(1924–1924)
Position played on team / speciality: winger
Family name: Smith
Sport: rugby union
Sex or gender: male
End of work period: 1933

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