David Chisholm
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David Chisholm was a Scottish international rugby union
player.
He was capped for fourteen times between 1964-68. He also played for Melrose RFC
. He was commonly linked with Alex Hastie
, according to Allan Massie
:
His brother Robin Chisholm
was also capped for Scotland.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player.
He was capped for fourteen times between 1964-68. He also played for Melrose RFC
Melrose RFC
Melrose Rugby Football Club, located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world.-History:The club was formed in 1877 and was elected to full membership of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1880...
. He was commonly linked with Alex Hastie
Alex Hastie
Alexander James Hastie, also known as Alex Hastie or Eck Hastie was a Scottish rugby union player. who played at scrum-half and was commonly linked with David Chisholm:...
, according to Allan Massie
Allan Massie
Allan Massie is a well-known Scottish journalist, sports writer and novelist.-Early life:Born in 1938 in Singapore, where his father was a rubber planter for Sime Darby, Massie spent his childhood in Aberdeenshire...
:
- "They played together for MelroseMelrose RFCMelrose Rugby Football Club, located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world.-History:The club was formed in 1877 and was elected to full membership of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1880...
for eleven seasons, in the course of which Chisholm scored more than a thousand points for the club... As a pair their understanding made them more than the sum of two individuals. Did Hastie ever lose Chisholm in any of the thirteen internationals they played together? It was their joint ability to tidy up bad ball and even turn it to advantage that made them the most secure of partnerships. Both tackled better than many wing forwards, and they would have revelled in the modern game... Their record of going ten internationals without defeat is unparalleled."
His brother Robin Chisholm
Robin Chisholm
Robin Chisholm was a Scottish international rugby union player.He was capped for eleven times between 1955-60. He also played for Melrose RFC.His brother David Chisholm was also capped for Scotland.-References:...
was also capped for Scotland.