Ollie Smith (rugby union, born 2000)

For other people named Oliver Smith, see Oliver Smith (disambiguation).

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.

Ollie Smith

Birth name	Oliver James Smith
Date of birth	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Prestwick, Scotland^[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School	Strathallan School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Marr Ayr () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– Glasgow Warriors 20 (25) Correct as of 24 October 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2020 Scotland U20 9 (15) 2022 Scotland 'A' 1 (0) 2022- Scotland 9 (10) Correct as of 10 October 2023

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

Try	Opposing team	Venue	Competition	Date	Score
1	Australia	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	2022 Autumn Internationals	29 October 2022	15 - 16
2	Romania	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille	2023 Rugby World Cup	30 September 2023	84 - 0

References

1. "Ollie Smith". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
2. "Ollie Smith". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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.

External links

• Ollie Smith at ItsRugby.co.uk 
• https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ollie-smith-continues-legacy-of-scottish-rugby-war-hero-vvs5tssqw