Rugby player
| Birth name | David Fisher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1871-07-04)4 July 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 October 1932(1932-10-01) (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Fisher (4 July 1871 – 1 October 1932) was a Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Forward.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Fisher played rugby union for West of Scotland.
Provincial career
Fisher was named as a reserve for Glasgow District for their match against North of Scotland District on 15 December 1888.
Fisher was picked for Glasgow District for their match against North of Scotland District on 13 December 1890.
Fisher played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District in 1892, the Glasgow Herald noting him as 'D. Fisher junior'.
International career
Fisher was capped once by Scotland, in 1893.
Fisher's ability split opinion on those who thought he was a notable forward and those who didn't. One Scottish Referee newspaper commentator rated all of the Glasgow District forwards and out of the 9 forwards tipped for selection for the time Fisher was among the best and good with his feet. Another Scottish Referee commentator said of Fisher's selection to the international team that he 'was a good way outside of the ability which should be in a Scotland team.'
Other sports
Fisher was also in the West of Scotland Harriers.
References
- "J. French". ESPN scrum.
- Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - D. Fisher - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.