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David Bertram (24 January 1899 – 19 April 1975) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Bertram played for Watsonians.
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District.
He played for Scotland Probables in their match against Provinces District on 10 December 1921, and for the Probables for their match against Scotland Possibles on 24 December 1921.
International career
He played for Scotland 11 times from 1922 to 1924.
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. 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.
Family
His father was John Watson Bertram (1869-1944), and his mother was Margaret Bowie Darling (1873-1947).