| Ian Smith | |
| Birth Name: | Ian Richard Smith |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Gloucester, England |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet) |
| Weight: | 94kg (207lb) |
| Occupation: | Civil engineer |
| School: | Sir Thomas Rich's School |
| Ru Position: | Flanker |
| Amatyears1: | - |
| Amatteam1: | Gloucester |
| Years1: | 1982 |
| Apps1: | 350 |
| Province1: | Scottish Exiles |
| Provinceyears1: | - |
| Repyears1: | 1989 |
| Repteam1: | England 'B' |
| Repyears2: | 1990-92 |
| Repteam2: | Scotland 'B' |
| Repcaps2: | 3 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Repyears3: | 1992–95 |
| Repteam3: | Scotland 'A' |
| Repcaps3: | 6 |
| Reppoints3: | 0 |
| Repyears4: | 1992–97 |
| Repteam4: | Scotland |
| Repcaps4: | 25 |
| Reppoints4: | 0 |
| Repsevensyears1: | 1991 |
| Repsevensteam1: | Scotland 7s |
| Coachteams1: | Moseley |
| Coachteams2: | Georgia (Asst. Coach) |
| Coachteams3: | Portugal |
| Coachyears1: | 2004 |
| Coachyears2: | 2011 |
| Coachyears3: | 2016 |
Ian Richard Smith (born 16 March 1965) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He is now a rugby union coach.[1]
He was educated at the Sir Thomas Rich's School in Longlevens.[2] He went on to play for Gloucester. He formerly played as a flanker. Smith made his senior debut aged 18 and by 1996 had played more than 350 games for them.[3]
He played for the Scottish Exiles district in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. Smith stated: "I always wanted to play for Scotland, from the days of watching the Five Nations sat on my grandfather’s knee."[4]
He represented England 'B' against Spain in 1989. He also qualified for Scotland through his paternal grandparents and Ian McGeechan persuaded him to play for Scotland.[3]
He played for Scotland 'B' against Ireland 'B' on 22 December 1990.
In 1991 he played for Scotland 7s in the Hong Kong Sevens tournament.[5]
He made his full test debut for Scotland against England at Murrayfield on 18 January 1992.[1] He played one match at the 1995 World Cup. His last international appearance was against South Africa at Murrayfield on 6 December 1997. He gained 25 caps for Scotland in the period 1992–97.
He played 7 matches for the Barbarian F.C. and scored 9 points between 1990 and 1993. He captained the team against Newport in 1992.[2]
In 2004 returned to Moseley as head coach.[5] In 2009 Mosely beat Leeds at Twickenham to win the EDF Energy National Trophy.[6]
In 2011 he went on to a coaching role with the Georgia national rugby union team.[7] He was appointed interim and later effective head coach of Portugal going into the World Rugby Nations Cup in 2016.[8]
He worked as a civil engineer.[9]