Ollie Smith (rugby union, born 2000)

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Ollie Smith
Birth nameOliver James Smith
Date of birth (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Prestwick, Scotland [1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School Strathallan School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Marr ()
– Ayr ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021– Glasgow Warriors 20 (25)
Correct as of 24 October 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2020 Scotland U20 9 (15)
2022 Scotland 'A' 1 (0)
2022- Scotland 9 (10)
Correct as of 10 October 2023

Ollie Smith (born 7 August 2000) [2] is a Scotland international rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship. Smith's primary position is full back but can also play at centre.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Smith first played youth rugby with Marr. [3] He then moved to play for Ayr. [3]

Smith was a member of the winning Strathallan School team that won the 2017-18 Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup 52–8 against Glenalmond College at Murrayfield. [4]

Professional career

He played for the Ayrshire Bulls in the Super 6 in 2019–20 season. [5]

Smith was named as a member of the Glasgow Warriors academy for the 2020–21 season. [6] He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in the re-arranged Round 9 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Edinburgh. [7] He is Warrior No. 321.

On 24 February 2021 it was announced that Smith had graduated from the academy to sign with Glasgow Warriors. [3]

International career

In February 2022 Smith was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. [8]

He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile. [9] He received his first full international cap for Scotland in the 3rd test against Argentina in Santiago del Estero on 16 July 2022. [10] He scored his first international try against Australia on 29 October 2022 at Murrayfield Stadium. [11]

In 2023 Smith was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. [12]

List of international tries

TryOpposing teamVenueCompetitionDateScore
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2022 Autumn Internationals 29 October 202215 - 16
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille 2023 Rugby World Cup 30 September 202384 - 0

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References

  1. ↑ "Ollie Smith". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ollie Smith". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Smith signs first professional deal". Glasgow Warriors.
  4. ↑ "Glenalmond 8 - 52 Strathallan: Favourites clinch U18 Cup". The Scotsman. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ↑ @AyrshireBulls (24 February 2021). "🗣️ The Ayrshire Bulls are delighted that Ollie Smith has signed his first professional contract with Glasgow Warrio…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "FOSROC Scottish Rugby Academy to align with Scotland's professional teams". Scotland Rugby. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Glasgow 23-22 Edinburgh: Hosts level 1872 Cup series at 1-1 with Pro14 win". BBC Sport. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Six Nations 2022: Scotland coach Gregor Townsend adds six players to squad". BBC. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Chile v Scotland A".
  10. ↑ "Scotland Summer Tour Squad 2022 – Team for third Test". Rugby World. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Scotland 15-16 Australia". Autumn-Internationals.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.


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