David Somerville (rugby union)
| Birth name | David Somerville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 August 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leith, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 February 1933 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Somerville (6 August 1856 – 4 February 1933) was a Scotland international rugby union player[1] He also played for the Scotland national cricket team.[2]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
His club was Edinburgh Institution F.P..[2]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1877.[3]
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.[4]
He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 1 March 1879.[5]
International career
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1879-84 including the 1883 Home Nations Championship.[6]
Cricket career
He played for the Scotland national cricket team.[2]
References
- ^ "David Somerville". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b c Bath, p104
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "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)