David Bertram
Birth nameDavid Minto Bertram
Birth date24 January 1899
Birth placeEdinburgh, Scotland
Death date19 April 1975 (aged 76)
Death placeNairobi, Kenya
Amatyears 1-
Amatteam 1Watsonians
Repteam 1Scotland
Repyears 11922-24
Repcaps 111
Reppoints 18
Province 1Edinburgh District
Province 2Scotland Probables
Provinceyears 11921
Provinceyears 21921

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).[citation needed]

References

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