David Lindsay "Scotty" Baird (26 July 1895 — 26 July 1943) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.
| Full name | David Lindsay Baird | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 July 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gore, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 July 1943 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Coal miner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Gore, Baird was a wing-forward, selected by the All Blacks to tour New South Wales in 1920. He made nine uncapped appearances for the All Blacks that year, debuting in a warm-up match against Auckland, before playing all three "internationals" against the NSW Waratahs, which at the time were Australia's sole representative team. On his return to New Zealand, Baird featured for the All Blacks as a centre in a match against Wellington.[1]
Baird, an Invercargill Star player, captained the Southland team that beat Wellington in 1920 to claim the Ranfurly Shield, marking the first occasion a South Island union had held the shield.[2]
In 1943, Baird died in a coal mining accident at Nightcaps.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Scotty Baird #216". stats.allblacks.com.
- ^ "Death of Former All Black". Southland Times. 27 July 1943.
- ^ "Personal". Wairarapa Times-Age. 31 July 1943.
External links
edit- Scotty Baird at ESPNscrum