David Lang (16 August 1852) was a

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international

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player. He played at the

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position.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Lang played for the rugby union arm of the Paisley Football and Shinty Club, known as Paisley Football Club

Provincial career

He was one of three Paisley players that made the West of Scotland District side to play the East of Scotland District on 26 February 1876. He played for the West side again in the same fixture on 9 February 1878. He made the

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side that played against the Blues Trial side on 16 February 1878.

International career

Lang was capped by

twice, in the period 1876 to 1877.

Family

He was the son of Robert Howard Lang and Jane Reid. He had brothers James, Howard and Robert; sisters Helen, Mary, Jane; and a half-sister Isabella. He married Margaret Galt and they had 5 children: Robert, John, Jean, David and Helen.

Outside of rugby union

He became a dyer of fabrics in Paisley's cotton trade.

Emigration

He emigrated to the United States and became a naturalised citizen in 1917 in Suffolk, New York.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, David 1852 births Rugby union players from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players West of Scotland District (rugby union) players Whites Trial players Paisley Football Club players Year of death missing Rugby union forwards