Robert Smith (rugby union)
| Full name | Robert Tait Smith | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1907 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 April 1958 (aged 50) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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Robert Tait Smith (1907 — 1958) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]
The son of a police inspector, Smith hailed from Kelso in the Scottish Borders.[2]
Smith played for local side Kelso RFC and was a strongly-built forward, known by the nickname "Firpo" after the Argentine heavyweight boxer. He was capped seven times for Scotland, across the 1929 and 1930 Five Nations tournaments.[2]
A baker by trade, Smith ran two businesses in the town of Hawick.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "An International Nursery". The Yorkshire Post. 7 January 1929.
- ^ a b "Stalwart rugby forward". The Scotsman. 8 April 1958.
- ^ "Ex-Scottish Internationalist's Death". Jedburgh Gazette. 11 April 1958.
External links
[edit]- Robert Smith at ESPNscrum