Mike Smith (rugby union)
| Full name | Michael Adam Smith | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 November 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Fettes College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Medical doctor | ||||||||||||||||
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Michael Adam Smith (born 23 November 1945) is a Scottish former international rugby union player.
Born in Liverpool, Smith attended Fettes College and the University of Cambridge, where he gained two rugby blues as a varsity three-quarter.[1] He subsequently played for London Scottish.[2]
Smith was capped four times for Scotland in 1970. He came into the Scotland side for Alastair Biggar after they lost their opening Five Nations fixture and played the remaining three matches, including a Calcutta Cup win over England at Murrayfield, then went on the mid-year tour of Australia and featured on a wing for the one-off Test in Sydney.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Selectors will be at Hughenden tonight". The Scotsman. 10 November 1964.
- ^ "Rugby shocks as Scots pick two new boys". Daily Record. 27 January 1970.
- ^ "Scotland hit power form". Sunday Sun. 22 March 1970.
External links
[edit]- Mike Smith at ESPNscrum