George Buchanan-Smith | |
Birth Name: | George Adam Edward Buchanan-Smith |
Birth Date: | 20 July 1964 |
Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland[1] |
Ru Position: | Flanker |
Repteam1: | Scotland 'B' |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 4 |
Repyears1: | 1989 |
Repteam2: | Scotland |
Repcaps2: | 2 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 1989-90 |
Ru Province: | Scottish Exiles |
Ru Provinceyears: | - |
Amatteam1: | Loughborough Students |
Amatteam2: | London Scottish |
University: | Loughborough University |
George Buchanan-Smith (born 20 July 1964) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He represented Scotland from 1989 to 1990.[1]
George Buchanan-Smith was born in July 1964 in Edinburgh.[1] He attended Fettes College and later studied at Loughborough University.
His grandfather was Alick Buchanan-Smith, Baron Balerno, a British soldier and prominent geneticist.
He played for Loughborough Students before playing for London Scottish.[2]
He played for the Scottish Exiles district side[3] as a Flanker.[4]
He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play France 'B' in 1989.[5]
Buchanan-Smith made his international debut on 28 October 1989 at Murrayfield in the Scotland vs Fiji match.[1] Of the 2 matches he played for his national side he was never on the losing side.[1] He played his final match for Scotland on 10 November 1990 at Murrayfield in the Scotland vs Argentina match.[1]
George Buchanan-Smith went on to become franchisee and operator of three McDonald's restaurants in Dunfermline, Scotland.[6]