Ian Smith: Scotland Fullback, Dentist & TikTok Legend on How Rugby ChangedIn this first half of a two-part episode of Our Rugby Club, the host welcomes former Scotland international fullback Ian Smith, now in his eighties, a practicing dentist during the amateur era, and a TikTok figure with 1.4 million followers. Smith recalls school rugby in Edinburgh with 36 teams, closed former-pupils clubs, and a strong community pyramid that he believes is now collapsing as rugby drifted from schools to clubs. He describes becoming a fullback, Edinburgh University’s invention of the “miss one” and “miss two” moves that helped him score tries for Scotland, and the old game’s rules and tactics, including catch-and-kick fullback play, marks anywhere, a goal from a mark, and no lifting in lineouts. He criticizes leagues and modern lineout lifting as unsafe, shares a Japan tour story involving a former kamikaze pilot, and argues elite rugby has diverged from the community game.00:00 Welcome to the Club01:04 Meet Ian Smith02:53 Schoolboy Rugby Boom06:53 From Center to Fullback11:00 Closed Clubs Era13:00 University Tactics Revolution19:46 Old Rules Explained24:15 Lineouts and Lifting Debate26:12 Kamikaze Pilot Story31:04 Leagues Changed Everything35:40 Final Thanks and OutroRecommended book: The Art of Corse Rugby by Miachael Green https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Coarse-Rugby-Michael-Green/dp/0090600320Ian Smith on TikTok: @writers.cramp with 1.4 million followers!