David Kidston

{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}

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{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}

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| birth_name = David Whitelaw Kidston

| birth_date = {{Birth date |1859|10|02|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1909|06|27|1859|10|02|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Blythswood, Glasgow, Scotland

| death_place = Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland

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| ru_position = Full Back

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| amatteam1 = Glasgow Academicals

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| ru_province1 = {{nowrap|Glasgow District}}

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| repteam1 = Scotland

| repcaps1 = 2

| reppoints1 = 0

| repyears1 = 1883

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David Kidston (2 October 1859 – 27 June 1909) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a full back.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/631.html|title=David Kidston - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum|work=ESPN scrum}}

He played for Glasgow Academicals, one of the top teams in Scotland at the time.

He was called up for the Glasgow District side for the 1881 provincial match, the 'inter-city' against Edinburgh District on 3 December 1881.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6WREAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D7IMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2621%2C4814112|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}

He was called up to the Scotland squad and played Wales at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on 8 January 1883.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=18930&league=17007|title=ESPN|work=ESPN.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425090316/http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=18930&league=17007|url-status=dead}} He was later called up for the England match that same season on 3 March 1883.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=18933&league=17007|title=ESPN|work=ESPN.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425091103/http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=18933&league=17007|url-status=dead}}