| Ian Smith | |
| Full Name: | Ian Sidney Gibson Smith |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Dundee, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
| School: | George Heriot's School |
| University: | University of Edinburgh |
| Position: | Fullback |
| Repyears1: | 1969–71 |
| Repcaps1: | 8 |
| Reppoints1: | 14 |
| Repyears2: | 1972 |
Ian Sidney Gibson Smith (born 16 June 1944) is a Scottish former international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Dundee, Smith was raised in Morningside, Edinburgh, and attended George Heriot's School. He would practise his kicking as a schoolboy with George Watson's College pupil Ian Robertson, later a Scotland teammate. A University of Edinburgh dentistry graduate, Smith competed in the varsity first XV and also played rugby in the services. He was a captain in the Royal Army Dental Corps, at one point stationed in Germany.[2]
Smith, a fullback, gained his first Scotland call up out of the London Scottish thirds, having come to the attention of selectors playing for Combined Services.[3] On debut at Murrayfield in 1969, Smith scored all of his team's points in a 6–3 win over the Springboks, including the match-winning try with five minutes remaining, set up by childhood friend Robertson.[4] He played in Scotland's 1970 Calcutta Cup win over England and finished his two years in the team with eight caps.[5] In 1972, Smith turned out at the Asian Championships with Hong Kong, where he had been posted.[6]