Birth name | Robbie Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Douglas Ewart High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robbie Smith (born 26 September 1998) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Northampton Saints. His usual position is hooker.
He started playing rugby with Newton Stewart before then playing with Ayr. [1]
He was assigned Ayr in the Pro draft for the Scottish Premiership sides from Glasgow Warriors for the season 2017-18. [2]
Smith has played for Scotland U16, U18 [3] and U20 teams. [4]
Smith was enrolled in the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player. [5] Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support. [6]
Smith made his Glasgow Warriors debut in the Pro14 match against Ospreys at Scotstoun Stadium on 25 January 2019. The Warriors won the match 9-3. [7]
On 3 May 2019, Smith signed his first professional contract with Bedford Blues in the English RFU Championship for the 2019-20 season. [8] On 23 September 2020, Smith moves to the Premiership Rugby with Newcastle Falcons from the 2020-21 season. [9]
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