David Bertram Explained

David Bertram
Birth Name:David Minto Bertram
Birth Date:24 January 1899
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Nairobi, Kenya
Ru Position:Hooker
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Watsonians
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1922-24
Repcaps1:11
Reppoints1:8
Province1:Edinburgh District
Province2:Scotland Probables
Provinceyears1:1921
Provinceyears2:1921

David Bertram (24 January 1899 – 19 April 1975) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Bertram played for Watsonians.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District.[3]

He played for Scotland Probables in their match against Provinces District on 10 December 1921,[4] and for the Probables for their match against Scotland Possibles on 24 December 1921.[5]

International career

He played for Scotland 11 times from 1922 to 1924.[6]

Medical career

He became a doctor, along with brother, William Darling Bertram, in London.

Other interests

Both David and his brother William were car enthusiasts. David had a Triumph TR3 and William had a BMW Isetta. They entered the Lothian Car Gymkhana in 1957.[7] David, in his TR3, had the best performance in all the tests, with a time of 194.6 seconds; and winning the Class 3 open section.[8]

Family

His father was John Watson Bertram (1869-1944), and his mother was Margaret Bowie Darling (1873-1947).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Minto Bertram. ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. Web site: Full Player List. Edinburgh Rugby.
  4. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000469/19211215/042/0009. British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000469/19211229/039/0007. British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Bertram - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
  7. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19570522/278/0012. British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19570530/436/0014. British Newspaper Archive.