David Somerville (rugby union)
{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union & cricket player}}
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| birth_name = David Somerville
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1856|08|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Leith, Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1933|02|04|1856|08|06|df=yes}}
| death_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
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| position = Forward
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| amatteam1 = Edinburgh Institution F.P.
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| repteam1 = Scotland
| repyears1 = 1879-84
| repcaps1 = 6
| reppoints1 = (2 tries)
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| province1 = Edinburgh District
| province2 = Whites Trial
| province3 = East of Scotland District
| provinceyears1 = 1877
| provinceyears2 = 1878
| provinceyears3 = 1879
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David Somerville (6 August 1856 – 4 February 1933) was a Scotland international rugby union player{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/player/482.html|title=David Somerville|website=ESPN scrum}} He also played for the Scotland national cricket team.Bath, p104
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.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TLVEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=37UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6721,5510325|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18780218/176/0007 |title=Register |access-date=March 17, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}}
He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 1 March 1879.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18790303&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}
=International career=
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1879 and 1884 including the 1883 Home Nations Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/482.html|title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Somerville - Test matches|website=ESPN scrum}}
Cricket career
He played for the Scotland national cricket team.
References
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;Sources
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- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 {{ISBN|1-905326-24-6}})
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Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from Leith
Category:Edinburgh Institution F.P. players
Category:East of Scotland District players
Category:Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
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