Ian Smith (rugby union, born 1965)

Ian Richard Smith (born 16 March 1965) is a rugby union coach who formerly played as a flanker and gained 25 caps for Scotland 1992–97.

Ian Smith

Birth name	Ian Richard Smith
Date of birth	16 March 1965
Place of birth	Gloucester, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School	Sir Thomas Rich's School
Occupation(s)	civil engineer
Rugby union career
Position(s) flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Gloucester () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–1997 SCO 25 (0) National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 1991  Scotland

Early life

Smith was born 16 March 1965 in Gloucester, England.[1] He was educated at the Sir Thomas Rich's School in Longlevens.[2]

He worked as a civil engineer.[3]

Playing career

Smith made his senior debut aged 18 and by 1996 had played more than 350 games for them.[4]

He represented England B against Spain in 1989. He also qualified for Scotland through his paternal grandparents and Ian McGeechan persuaded him to play for Scotland.[4]

In 1991 he played for Scotland in the Hong Kong Sevens tournament.[5]

He made his full test debut for Scotland against England at Murrayfield on 18 January 1992.[1] He played one match at the 1995 World Cup. His last international appearance was against South Africa at Murrayfield on 6 December 1997.

He played 7 matches for the Barbarian F.C. and scored 9 points between 1990 and 1993. He captained the team against Newport in 1992.[2]

Coaching career

In 2004 returned to Moseley RFC as head coach.[5] In 2009 Mosely beat Leeds at Twickenham to win the EDF Energy National Trophy.[6]

In 2011 he went on to a coaching role with the Georgia national rugby union team.[7] He was appointed interim and later effective head coach of Portugal going into the World Rugby Nations Cup in 2016.[8]

References

1. "Rugby: players: Iain Smith. Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
2. "Player Archive - I. R. Smith". Barbarian F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
3. Hewett, Chris (1 February 1997). "Rugby Union: Return of the natives with attitude". The Independent. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
4. Bale, Steve (2 March 1996). "Smith helps endangered species". The Independent. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
5. Vicary, Tom. "Ian Smith". www.gloucesterrugbyheritage.org.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
6. Dick, Brian (20 April 2009). "Moseley win EDF Energy National Trophy at Twickenham". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
7. Dick, Brian (3 September 2011). "Former Moseley coach Ian Smith joins Georgia set-up". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
8. Morrison, Iain (17 January 2016). "Scots coaches have key role in 'the other six nations'". The Scotsman. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

External links

• profile on ESPN