David Somerville (rugby union)

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]

David Somerville

Birth name	David Somerville
Date of birth	(1856-08-06)6 August 1856
Place of birth	Leith, Scotland
Date of death	4 February 1933(1933-02-04) (aged 76)
Place of death	Edinburgh, 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 1878 1879 Edinburgh District Whites Trial East of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1879-84 Scotland 6 (2 tries)

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 and 1884 including the 1883 Home Nations Championship.^[6]

Cricket career

He played for the Scotland national cricket team.^[2]

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)