| Robert Smith | |
| Full Name: | Robert Tait Smith |
| Birth Date: | 1907 |
| Death Date: | 7 April 1958 (aged 50) |
| Death Place: | Hawick, Scotland |
| Position: | Prop |
| Repyears1: | 1929–30 |
| Repcaps1: | 7 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
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]