Meryl Smith

Meryl Smith
Date of birth (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 - Scotland 13 (18)

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]

References

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