Meryl Smith (born 11 June 2001) is a Scottish

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player who plays as a centre.

Early life

Smith started playing rugby with the Murrayfield Wanderers Girls team aged 13. She became a student at

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studying biomedical science from September 2019. She was capped by Scotland U18 and U20 in Touch Rugby.

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. Smith was selected to play for

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at the

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. She was also selected for the COVID-delayed

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held in October 2022. In December 2022 she was awarded a professional contract by Scottish Rugby.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Meryl 2001 births Living people Scotland women's international rugby union players Scottish female rugby union players Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Rugby union players from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Scotland Scotland international women's rugby sevens players Rugby union centres Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish expatriates in the Netherlands Bristol Bears Women players 21st-century Scottish sportswomen