2 Jun 1929 - 26 Feb 2026 (96 years)

George Kenneth Smith CBE was a Scottish international rugby player.

He played at flanker. He became the 108th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Smith was capped eighteen times for Scotland between 1957 and 1961.
He also took part in the 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand, playing in four tests, two against Australia and two against New Zealand.

Smith moved into the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) administration after being Tour Manager for Scotland's tour to New Zealand in 1981. He was both Chairman of the IRB (now World Rugby) and President of the SRU.

While President of the SRU, in 1995, he was appointed a CBE for his contribution to the sport of rugby.