David Somerville (rugby union)

David Somerville

Born	David Somerville (1856-08-06)6 August 1856 Leith, Scotland
Died	4 February 1933(1933-02-04) (aged 76) Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position 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^[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 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)