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Robert Smith (rugby union, born 1907)

Robert Tait Smith (1907 — 1958) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

The son of a police inspector, Smith hailed from Kelso in the Scottish Borders.

Smith played for local side Kelso RFC and was a strongly-built forward, known by the nickname "Firpo" after the Argentine heavyweight boxer. He was capped seven times for Scotland, across the 1929 and 1930 Five Nations tournaments.

A baker by trade, Smith ran two businesses in the town of Hawick.

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