George Buchanan-Smith

George Buchanan-Smith (born 20 July 1964) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He represented Scotland from 1989 to 1990.^[1]

George Buchanan-Smith

Birth name	George Adam Edward Buchanan-Smith
Date of birth	(1964-07-20) 20 July 1964 (age 61)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
University	Loughborough University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Loughborough Students () London Scottish () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Scottish Exiles () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1989 Scotland 'B' 1 (4) 1989-90 Scotland 2 (0)

Early life

George Buchanan-Smith was born in July 1964 in Edinburgh.^[1] He attended Fettes College and later studied at Loughborough University.

His grandfather was Alick Buchanan-Smith, Baron Balerno, a British soldier and prominent geneticist.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He played for Loughborough Students before playing for London Scottish.^[2]

Provincial career

He played for the Scottish Exiles district side^[3] as a Flanker.^[4]

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play France 'B' in 1989.^[5]

Buchanan-Smith made his international debut on 28 October 1989 at Murrayfield in the Scotland vs Fiji match.^[1] Of the 2 matches he played for his national side he was never on the losing side.^[1] He played his final match for Scotland on 10 November 1990 at Murrayfield in the Scotland vs Argentina match.^[1]

Later life

George Buchanan-Smith went on to become franchisee and operator of three McDonald's restaurants in Dunfermline, Scotland.^[6] George Buchanan-Smith had a short career as Bungle in Rainbow.