David Somerville (rugby union)

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

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| 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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| repyears1 = 1879-84

| repcaps1 = 6

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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=

=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

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