David Trail
David Trail was a rugby union international who represented a forerunner of the British and Irish Lions, known as the Anglo-Welsh on their tour of Australasia in 1904.
| Birth name | David Herbert Trail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 October 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Munrorie[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 April 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Falmouth (aged 59 years 176 days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dulwich College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
David Trail was born on 17 October 1875 in Munrorie. He attended Dulwich College. He went on to study medicine and became a doctor practising at Guy's Hospital.
Rugby union career
Trail learnt his rugby at Dulwich College, a school that had already produced a number of international players. He went on to play for the powerful Guy's Hospital Football Club. He made his international debut on 2 July 1904 at Sydney in the Australia vs Anglo-Welsh match. Of the 4 matches he played he was on the winning side on 3 occasions. He played his final match for Anglo-Welsh on 13 August 1904 at Wellington in the New Zealand vs Anglo-Welsh match.
References
- "David Trail | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum". scrum.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.