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David Somerville (rugby union)

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Scotland international rugby union & cricket player

Rugby player
David Somerville
Birth nameDavid Somerville
Date of birth(1856-08-06)6 August 1856
Place of birthLeith, Scotland
Date of death4 February 1933(1933-02-04) (aged 76)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh Institution F.P. ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1877 Edinburgh District ()
1878 Whites Trial ()
1879 East of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1879-84 Scotland 6 ((2 tries))

David Somerville (6 August 1856 – 4 February 1933) was a Scotland international rugby union player He also played for the Scotland national cricket team.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

His club was Edinburgh Institution F.P.

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1877.

He played for Whites Trial in their match against Blues Trial on 16 February 1878. This trial match was to try and impress the Scotland international side selectors.

He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 1 March 1879.

International career

He was capped six times for Scotland between 1879 and 1884 including the 1883 Home Nations Championship.

Cricket career

He played for the Scotland national cricket team.

References

  1. "David Somerville". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ Bath, p104
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Somerville - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
Sources
  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)


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