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1900–01 Scottish Districts Season
The 1900–01 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams. History Edinburgh District beat Glasgow District in the Inter-City match. It was marked as a poor turnout; as the Edinburgh public had their fill of exciting rugby union matches recently. The poor weather didn't aid the turnout, and the ''North British Mail'' newspaper wondered how few the Inter-City turnout might have been, had not two trains full of Glasgow District fans made the journey east. Results Inter-City Glasgow District: Edinburgh District: Other Scottish matches North of Scotland: South-West District: South of Scotland: Anglo-Scots: Cities: A. W. Duncan (Edinburgh University); A. N. Fell (Edinburgh University), Phipps Turnbull (Edinburgh Academicals), John Tulloch (Kelvinside Academicals). W. H. Welsh (Edinburgh University); L. Greig (Glasgow Academicals), J. I. Gillespie (Edinburgh Academieals) ; M. C. Morrison (R.H.S.), J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899–1900 Scottish Districts Season
The 1899–1900 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams. History Edinburgh District beat Glasgow District for the first time in 10 years, in the Inter-City match. Results Inter-City Glasgow District: Edinburgh District: Other Scottish matches North of Scotland: Midlands: North of Scotland: South-West: South of Scotland: Anglo-Scots: English matches No other District matches played. International matches No touring matches this season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1899-1900 Scottish Districts season 1899–1900 in Scottish rugby union Scottish Districts seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of Scotland District (rugby Union)
The South of Scotland District is a Scottish amateur rugby union team which plays in the amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship. It draws its players from the South of Scotland, mainly the Scottish Borders where there has always been a proud tradition of rugby union. Historically the South team played matches against touring teams visiting Scotland from abroad, and also competed in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. After rugby union became a professional sport in 1995, the team was replaced in 1996 by the new Border Reivers team based in the same geographical area as the South and who wore the same colours as the old team. When the professional Border Reivers provincial side folded in 1998, the South amateur district was resurrected and renamed Scottish Borders. The team played as Scottish Borders in three seasons of an amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship from 1999 to 2002. However when the amateur district championship was again revived in the 2022-23 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tulloch (rugby Union)
John Tulloch was a Scottish rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 33rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He also served as a Director and Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Rugby Union career Amateur career Tulloch played with Kelvinside Academicals. He had to resign from the captaincy and his playing career after an injury he sustained playing against Royal HSFP on 5 October 1901. It was remarked that Tulloch was one of the best Three Quarters had Scotland had produced for many years; and that the injury was more serious than originally anticipated. John Knox would take over the captaincy of the club. Provincial career Tulloch played in 1900 inter-city match for Glasgow District Tulloch played for the Cities District in 1899. He played again for Cities in 1901. He suffered an injury and strained his tendon. International career He was twice selected for Scotland but on both occasions injury ruined his chances of a Scotla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Aikman Smith
James Aikman Smith was a Scottish rugby union player and later became an international referee. He became the 47th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. Rugby Union career Amateur career Smith played for Royal HSFP. Referee career Smith refereed internationally in the Home Nations Championship. He refereed the England versus Ireland match in 1892; the England versus Wales match in 1894 and the Wales versus England match in 1895. He refereed an Oxford University versus Edinburgh Wanderers match in 1896. He refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship. Smith was invited to referee the Northumberland versus Durham match in 1896 and 1897. An indication of how much a stickler for the rules Smith was, is found in the aftermath of a match he refereed between Gala and Hunslet, an English side from Yorkshire, in late 1893. The Scottish Rugby Union had ruled that shinguards must be worn by the players for safety. Other unions had not made shinguards compulsory. Furthermore th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Crescent
Hamilton Crescent is a cricket ground in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland, which is the home of the West of Scotland Cricket Club. Hamilton Crescent hosted the first international football match, between Scotland and England, played on 30 November 1872, which ended in a goalless draw, and was watched by a crowd of 4,000. A plaque on the wall of the clubhouse was placed to commemorate the match in 2002 by Mr John C McGinn, President of the Scottish Football Association. Further international matches were held here in 1874 and 1876, before being moved to the first Hampden Park. The 1877 Scottish Cup Final was also held at Hamilton Crescent, as was a rugby union international when Scotland and Wales drew their match in the 1885 Home Nations Championship The 1885 Home Nations Championship was the third series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, but the tournament was not completed. The 1885 Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces District (rugby Union)
Provinces District is a select Scottish provincial amateur rugby union team that draws its players from outside the Glasgow District and Edinburgh District area. It is occasionally known as the Rest of Scotland or the North-South side. Founded in 1893, the Provinces District team - and its corresponding Cities District team - was created, thus halving Scotland's representative rugby union area in two. History Formation To include other players when selecting the international team, the Cities v Provinces District match was introduced by the Scottish Rugby Union in the 1893–94 season. The match was first played on Saturday 23 December 1893. The Provinces District was deemed a 'Rest of Scotland' side; though the 'Rest of Scotland' term was fluid dependent on the opposition. Introduction of the Anglo-Scots The Provinces District started as just the combined districts of the North of Scotland District, Midlands District and South of Scotland District. When the Anglo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities District (rugby Union)
Cities District is a select Scottish provincial amateur rugby union team that draws its players from Glasgow District and Edinburgh District. It is occasionally known as the Glasgow-Edinburgh District side. Founded in 1893, the Cities District team - and its corresponding Provinces District team - was created, thus halving Scotland's representative rugby union area in two. History Formation To include other players when selecting the international team, the Cities v Provinces District match was introduced by the Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league s ... in the 1893–94 season. The match was first played on Saturday 23 December 1893. The Provinces District was deemed a 'Rest of Scotland' side; though the 'Rest of Scotland' term was fluid depe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Exiles (rugby Union)
Scottish Exiles is a rugby union representative team featuring players selected from the Scottish diaspora. Its players were mainly based in England and as result the team was originally known as the Anglo-Scots. The team competed in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. Formation Formed as the Anglo-Scots it was treated by the Scottish Rugby Union as a distinct non-native District side. Anglo-Scots v South 25 December 1898 match report Touring sides The Anglo-Scots often played matches against international and non-international touring teams. Scottish Inter-District Championship The Scottish Inter-District Championship was established in the 1953–54 season. The Glasgow District, Edinburgh, South and North and Midlands sides would play off to see which district was best in Scotland. The Anglo-Scots District joined the Inter-District Championship from 1981. Change to Scottish Exiles With many Scottish players now playing further abroad than England, notably in Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Of Scotland District (rugby Union)
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901–02 Scottish Districts Season
The 1901–02 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ... matches for Scotland's district teams. History Edinburgh District beat Glasgow District in the Inter-City match. North v South-West This season Greenock Wanderers were told that they could not be nominated for any Glasgow District sides. In the future their players could only be selected for the South-Western District.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19011129/003/0001 Results Inter-City Glasgow District: Edinburgh District: Other Scottish matches South of Scotland: Anglo-Scots: Provinces: Cities: English matches No other District matches played. International matches No touring matches this season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverleith Sports Ground
The Inverleith Sports Ground is a rugby union stadium in Inverleith, Edinburgh, Scotland which is the home ground of amateur club Stewart's Melville RFC and was the home ground of the Scotland national rugby union team between 1899 and 1925. History Land at Inverleith, at that time on the undeveloped northern fringe of Edinburgh, was purchased in 1897 by the Scottish Rugby Union (then the Scottish Football Union), which had previously played international matches at Raeburn Place about further south towards the city centre; that was primarily a cricket venue (although it is still used for rugby today as the home of Edinburgh Accies). Thus the organisation became the first of the ' Home Unions' to have its own ground. The first match at the new ground was played on 18 February 1899 when Scotland were defeated 9–3 by Ireland in the 1899 Home Nations Championship. International rugby was played at Inverleith until the early 1920s, including the first matches played at home by Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
