Ken Smith (rugby union)
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]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 108th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1994–1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jock Steven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Iain Todd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career edit
Amateur career edit
Smith was educated at George Watson's College and played club rugby for both Watsonians and Kelso.
Provincial career edit
Smith played for South of Scotland District in the 1956–57 Scottish Inter-District Championship and 1957–58 Scottish Inter-District Championship.[2][3]
International career edit
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]
Administrative career edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "George Kenneth Smith". En.espn.co.uk.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ken Smith - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk.
- ^ (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Laurels for Scots sporting heroes and recognition for those who serve in the background. Voice of Rugby rewarded". Heraldscotland.com.