Meryl Smith

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

Meryl Smith

Date of birth	(2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019 - Scotland 13 (18)

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]