David Lindsay "Scotty" Baird (26 July 1895 — 26 July 1943) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.
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]
