David Revell "Darkie" Bedell-Sivright was a Scottish international rugby union forward who captained both Scotland and the British Isles.
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25 Facts About David Bedell-Sivright
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David Bedell-Sivright eventually allowed his side to resume play, but without their ejected teammate.
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David Bedell-Sivright had a reputation as an aggressive and hard rugby player, as well as a ferocious competitor.
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David Bedell-Sivright was an inaugural inductee into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame, and in 2013 was inducted into the International Rugby Board Hall of Fame.
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David Bedell-Sivright later completed his medical training at the University of Edinburgh.
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David Bedell-Sivright had a reputation for aggression, and in 1909 became Scottish amateur boxing champion.
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David Bedell-Sivright was posted to the Hawke Battalion of the Royal Naval Division stationed at Gallipoli during the Dardanelles Campaign in May 1915.
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David Bedell-Sivright complained of being fatigued and was taken offshore and transferred to the hospital ship HMHS Dunluce Castle.
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In 1903 David Bedell-Sivright was selected for his first match with invitational touring side the Barbarians.
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David Bedell-Sivright played a total of five games for the side between 1903 and 1907, and captained them against Cardiff RFC in 1907.
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David Bedell-Sivright was later chosen to tour with two different British Isles teams.
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David Bedell-Sivright played in the first 12 tour matches, where the team won six and lost six, but was injured thereafter.
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David Bedell-Sivright, who has been chosen as the skipper, has had vast experience as a leader.
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In 1904, at the request of the England Rugby Board, David Bedell-Sivright was selected to lead a British Lions team on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
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David Bedell-Sivright was not playing, but pulled his team from the field for 20 minutes while disputing the decision with Dolan and the other officials.
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David Bedell-Sivright did not play in the Test after injuring himself in the teams' first New Zealand tour match, but blamed that loss, and their subsequent draw and loss on fatigue after their tour of Australia.
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David Bedell-Sivright was so impressed with Australia that he decided to settle there.
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David Bedell-Sivright had returned to Scotland in time to face the touring New Zealanders, and so he captained his country against them at Inverleith.
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David Bedell-Sivright didn't excel in any one aspect of the game, but he was an absolutely ferocious competitor.
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David Bedell-Sivright, who captained the British team in Australia and New Zealand in 1904, has died at the Dardanelles.
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David Bedell-Sivright was a surgeon in the navy, and it is likely that he died on one of the warships engaged there against the Turks.
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David Bedell-Sivright was one of the finest all-round forwards ever seen in Australia from over the seas.
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