Meryl Smith Explained

Birth Date:11 June 2001
Reppoints1:18
Repcaps1:13
Repyears1:2019 -
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Ru Position:Centre

Meryl Smith (born 11 June 2001) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays as a centre.[1]

Early life

Smith started playing rugby with the Murrayfield Wanderers Girls team aged 13. She became a student at Edinburgh University studying biomedical science from September 2019. She was capped by Scotland U18 and U20 in Touch Rugby.[2] [3]

Career

In 2019 Smith was called up by the Scotland senior team for the first time to compete at the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series event in Biarritz.[4] Smith was selected to play for Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[5] She was also selected for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in October 2022.[6] In December 2022 she was awarded a professional contract by Scottish Rugby.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meryl Smith. Teamscotland.scot. 29 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Meryl Smith. Scottish Rugby Union. 29 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Meryl Smith rugby . Gh-media.co.uk. 29 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Scotland Women 7s squad announced for Biarritz. Scottish Rugby Union. 29 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Birmingham belief for Edinburgh athletes. The University of Edinburgh. 29 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2021 . 2022-09-15 . Scottish Rugby Union . en.
  7. Web site: Scottish Rugby announces professional contracts for 28 women. BBC Sport.

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