David Bertram

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

David Bertram

Born	David Minto Bertram (1899-01-24)24 January 1899 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	19 April 1975(1975-04-19) (aged 76) Nairobi, Kenya
Rugby union career
Position Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Watsonians Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1921 Edinburgh District 1921 Scotland Probables International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1922-24 Scotland 11 (8)

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]}