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1947–48 Scottish Districts Season
The 1947–48 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams. History Glasgow District beat Edinburgh District in the Inter-City match. The West of Scotland v East of Scotland match scheduled for 29 November 1947 was called off. In the Scotland Probables v Scotland Possibles match, the Possibles (Rest) beefed up their forward pack when W. A. Todd (Bath) replaced W. P. McLaren (Aberdeen GSFP) in the second half. Representative matches next season will be : — Sept . 27—North v . Midlands , at Perth . Oct . 8—North of Scotland v . Australia , at Aberdeen . Oct . 11—South of Scotland v . Australia , at Melrose . Oct . 15—Glasgow and Edinburgh v . Australia , at Glasgow , Nov . 8—Edinburgh District Union v . South District Union , at Edinburgh . Nov . 15—Glasgow and District Union v . Rest of West Clubsat Glasgow . Nov . 22—Scotland v . Australia , at Murrayfield . Nov . 29—East v . West , in the West . Dec . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946–47 Scottish Districts Season
The 1946–47 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams. History North play South on 16 November 1946. Edinburgh and South East played a combined Glasgow and West on 23 November 1946. Edinburgh District beat Glasgow District in the Inter-City match. Army against a 'Rest of Scotland' side on 15 February 1947. Results Inter-City Glasgow District: Edinburgh District: Other Scottish matches Midlands District: North of Scotland District: North of Scotland District: South of Scotland District: Junior matches South of Scotland District: Edinburgh District: East of Scotland District: West of Scotland District: Trial matches Blues Trial: Whites Trial: Probables: Possibles: English matches Rest of Scotland: Army: International matches No touring matches this season. References 1946–47 in Scottish rugby union Scottish Districts seasons {{Rugbyunion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Black (rugby Union)
Bill Black (19 February 1928 – 9 May 2019) was a Scotland international rugby union player who played at prop. Rugby union career Amateur career Black played for Glasgow HSFP. Provincial career Black played for Glasgow District. International career He was capped a total of five times for the Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ... international team. References ;Sources # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) # Cotton, Fran (Ed.) (1984) ''The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records''. Compiled by Chris Rhys. London. Century Publishing. # Jones, J.R. ''Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football'' (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ) # Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Of Scotland District (rugby Union)
West of Scotland District is a select provincial amateur rugby union team that draws its players from the West of Scotland. Founded in 1876, the West of Scotland District team - and its corresponding East of Scotland District team - was created, thus halving Scotland's representative rugby union area in two. This was meant as an impetus to include players from beyond the original Glasgow District and Edinburgh District catchment areas. The West of Scotland District versus the East of Scotland District became the de facto trial match for the Scotland international team. It survives today, but only for age-grade. History Formation To include other players when selecting the international team, the East v West District match was introduced by the Scottish Rugby Union in the 1875-76 season. The match was first played on 28 February 1876. On the advent of the East v West match, the Inter-City match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District - previously a twice annu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium (known as BT Murrayfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, or popularly as Murrayfield) is a Rugby stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a seating capacity of 67,144 making it the largest stadium in Scotland and the fifth largest in the United Kingdom. The stadium is the home of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) and is mainly used as a venue for rugby union. The stadium hosts most of Scotland's home test matches and the ''Scottish Hydro Electric Cup'' final, as well as URC and European Rugby Champions Cup matches. Although primarily a rugby union stadium, Murrayfield has in the past hosted American football, rugby league and association football matches, as well as numerous music concerts. History Purchase of land The SRU identified 19 acres of land at Murrayfield, purchasing this from Edinburgh Polo Club at Murrayfield, having raised money through debentures. A stand and three embankments were constructed, which took two ye ... [...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] |
Perth, Scotland
Perth (Scottish English, locally: ; gd, Peairt ) is a city in central Scotland, on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire. It had a population of about 47,430 in 2018. There has been a settlement at Perth since prehistory, prehistoric times. It is a natural mound raised slightly above the flood plain of the Tay, at a place where the river could be crossed on foot at low tide. The area surrounding the modern city is known to have been occupied ever since Mesolithic hunter-gatherers arrived there more than 8,000 years ago. Nearby Neolithic standing stones and circles date from about 4,000 BC, a period that followed the introduction of farming into the area. Close to Perth is Scone Abbey, which formerly housed the Stone of Scone (also known as the Stone of Destiny), on which the King of Scots were traditionally crowned. This enhanced the early importance of the city, and Perth becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Inch
North Inch is a large public park in Perth, Scotland. About 54 hectares in size, it is one of two "Inches" in Perth, the other being the smaller, 31-hectare South Inch, located half a mile across the city. The inches were granted to the city, when it was a royal burgh, by King Robert II in 1374. Both inches were once islands in the River Tay; today, they are connected by Tay Street, part of the A989. The inch was the site of the "Battle of the Clans" in 1396. Balhousie Castle and Bell's Sports Centre are located on its western edge. A path circumnavigates the entire park. Overlooking the southern edge of the Inch is the Old Academy, built between 1803 and 1807. Perth Bridge, which is also known as Smeaton's Bridge and the Old Bridge, is nearby. In the 1840s, a large addition was made to the Inch by an excambion with the Thomas Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull, bringing it up to .''The Tourist's Hand-book to Perth and Neighbourhood'' (1849), p. 48 & 49 Three years afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donny Innes
Donny Innes (16 September 1917 – 21 January 2012) was a Scotland international rugby union player and a doctor who worked as a general practitioner (GP). Early life Innes was born on 16 September 1917 in Aberdeen Scotland. His father was a physician and his mother a GP. Rugby Union career Amateur career While studying medicine at the University of Aberdeen, he played for the Aberdeen University rugby union side. His pre-war Scotland caps came with the university side. He played for Aberdeen GSFP. He was a notable rugby sevens player and led the Co-Optimists to victory in the Murrayfield Sevens tournament in 1939. He played sevens with Aberdeen Nomads that same year. Provincial career He was capped for the combined North of Scotland District side in 1935 while only a teenager, playing against a touring New Zealand side. He was capped for the standalone North of Scotland District He scored a try against Midlands District in 1947. He made the Scotland Probables sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midlands District (rugby Union)
Midlands District was a select provincial amateur rugby union team that drew its players mainly from central east Scotland, roughly corresponding from around Stirlingshire, east to Fife and northwards to Perthshire and Angus, Scotland, Angus. Historically the Midlands team played against other Scottish districts, and provided players to the North of Scotland District (rugby union), North of ScotlandMidlands First and Last. John Methven. H.B Rutherford publishers. 1989 Often, the Midland and North Districts played in a trial match against one another to determine selection for the side. After the start of the Scottish Inter-District Championship in 1953–54 season, the Midlands District complained to the Scottish Rugby Union that the North of Scotland District side which competed in that first championship had several Midlands players in its squad and that the Midlands should receive equal recognition for providing their players to the North of Scotland District team. The SRU agre ... [...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] |
Douglas Elliot
Douglas Elliot (18 April 1923 – 12 March 2005) also known as W.I.D. Elliot and Doug(ie) Elliot was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for .Massie, p.185 He was six feet three inches and over fourteen stone.Massie, p.187 He was a backrow forward, and has also been inducted to the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Rugby Union career Amateur career Elliot played for Edinburgh Academicals. Provincial career He was capped by Edinburgh District to play Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1947. He was capped by Cities District in 1947 to play against Australia. He played for the Scotland Probables side in December 1947. International career He was capped 29 times for Scotland between 1947–54. He was never dropped, but did spend at least six matches away due to injuries including the whole 1953 seasons. He was one of the few Scottish players to escape untarnished by the 44-0 defeat by during the period. Elliot was the only Scot to be named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Finlay (rugby Union)
Robert Finlay (9 April 1923 – 8 October 1979) was a Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Finlay played for Watsonian FC, Watsonians. Provincial career He was capped by Edinburgh District (rugby union), Edinburgh District to play against Glasgow District (rugby union), Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1947. International career He was Cap (sport)#Rugby union, capped once for Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland in 1948. References 1923 births 1979 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Rugby union players from Edinburgh Edinburgh District (rugby union) players Watsonians RFC players Rugby union locks {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
