George Buchanan-Smith (born 20 July 1964) is a former

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international

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player. He represented

from 1989 to 1990.

Early life

George Buchanan-Smith was born in July 1964 in Edinburgh. He attended Fettes College and later studied at

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. His grandfather was

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, a British soldier and prominent geneticist.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He played for Loughborough Students before playing for London Scottish.

Provincial career

He played for the

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district side as a Flanker.

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play France 'B' in 1989.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19890220&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Buchanan-Smith made his international debut on 28 October 1989 at Murrayfield in the

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match. Of the 2 matches he played for his national side he was never on the losing side. He played his final match for Scotland on 10 November 1990 at Murrayfield in the

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match.

Later life

George Buchanan-Smith went on to become franchisee and operator of three

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restaurants in Dunfermline, Scotland.

References

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