Birth name | George Kenneth Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 June 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | George Watson's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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108th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1994–1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Jock Steven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Iain Todd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Kenneth Smith CBE (born 2 June 1929) is a former Scottish international rugby player. He played at Flanker. He became the 108th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. [1]
Smith was educated at George Watson's College and played club rugby for both Watsonians and Kelso.
Smith played for South of Scotland District in the 1956–57 Scottish Inter-District Championship and 1957–58 Scottish Inter-District Championship. [2] [3]
Smith was capped eighteen times for Scotland between 1957 and 1961. [4]
Smith also took part in the 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand,playing in four tests,two against Australia and two against New Zealand. [4]
Smith moved into the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) administration after being Tour Manager for Scotland's tour to New Zealand in 1981. He was both Chairman of the IRB (now World Rugby) and President of the SRU. [5]
While President of the SRU,in 1995,he was appointed a CBE for his contribution to the sport of rugby. [6]
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