The 1873–74 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.
It includes the Inter-City fixtures between
Glasgow District and
Edinburgh District.
History
The matches here remain 20 - a - side. These matches, with more players on the park, made it harder to score.
In addition, scoring a try did not count for points. The try gave you an attempt to get a score by means of the conversion; if the conversion was missed then it did not benefit the try scoring team. It was only goals that mattered.
The second inter-city match here is a case in point. Edinburgh scored a try but missed the conversion. Hence the match ended in a draw.
Results
Inter-City
Edinburgh District: J. L. Patullo (Edinburgh Wanderers), W. Blackwood (back), Angus Buchanan (Royal HSFP) (quarter back), G. Couper (Warriston
Warriston ( ) is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies east of the Royal Botanic Garden in Inverleith. The name derives from Warriston House, a local mansion house demolished in 1966.
In July 1600 John Kincaid, the Laird of ...
) (half back), A. Finlay and J. Finlay- Forsyth, Bulldog Irvine
Doctor Robert William Irvine, (1853–1897) nicknamed "Bulldog", was a Scotland international rugby football player.Bath, p137
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Academicals.
Provincial career
He represented Edinburgh ...
(Edinburgh Academicals) (captain), J. Leslie (Royal HSFP) (back), R. Lindsay, John Lisle Hall McFarlane
Dr John Lisle Hall McFarlane MB ChB (19 June 1851 – 17 March 1874) was a Scottish physician and international rugby union player and sportsman.
Personal history
McFarlane was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica in 1851 to John MacFarlane, and Edin ...
(Edinburgh University) (quarter back), Thomas Roger Marshall
Thomas Roger Marshall (1849–1913) was a Scottish international rugby and cricket player.Bath, p104 He played at three quarter back.
Rugby career
One of the earliest Scottish players, he was capped four times for between 1871 and 1874. He ...
(Edinburgh Academicals) (half back), James Andrew Whitelock Mein (Edinburgh Academicals), Alexander Petrie (Royal HSFP), G. Rayner (Royal HSFP) (back), A. Reid, Duncan Robertson
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(Edinburgh Academicals) and James Robertson (Royal HSFP), Alexander Stewart (Edinburgh University) (quarter back), Charles Villar (Warriston
Warriston ( ) is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies east of the Royal Botanic Garden in Inverleith. The name derives from Warriston House, a local mansion house demolished in 1966.
In July 1600 John Kincaid, the Laird of ...
), and P. Wood, A. C. Rose (Edinburgh Wanderers)
Glasgow District: H. W. Allan, Allan Arthur, W. D. Brown (Glasgow Academicals) (back), C. C. Bryce, F. Chalmers (Glasgow Academicals) (back), G. R. Flemming, J. S. Carrick (Glasgow Academicals) and J. Y. Kennedy, W. H. Kidston (West of Scotland) (back), G. B. and J. H. M'Clure (West of Scotland) (quarter backs), J. Napier (Glasgow University), J. and T. Neilson, J. S. Thompson, J. K. Tod, and R. W. Wilson, J. Reid (Glasgow Academicals), G. Heron (Glasgow Academicals), D. M. Brunton (Glasgow University)
Glasgow District: W. D. Brown (captain) (Glasgow Academicals), J. S. Carrick (Glasgow Academicals), T. Chalmers (Glasgow Academicals), W. H. Kidston (West of Scotland), J. W. Arthur (Glasgow Academicals), J. H. McClure (West of Scotland), Allan Arthur, H. W. Allan, C. C. Bryce, G. R. Fleming, J. S. Thompson, J. K. Tod, G. Heron, J. S. Tod (all Glasgow Academicals), J. S. Kennedy, J. Neilson, T. Neilson, R. W. Wilson (all West of Scotland), J. Napier, D. M. Brunton (both Glasgow University)
Edinburgh District: J. Leslie (Royal HSFP), T. Marshall (Edinburgh Academicals), G. Rayner (Royal HSFP), John Lisle Hall McFarlane
Dr John Lisle Hall McFarlane MB ChB (19 June 1851 – 17 March 1874) was a Scottish physician and international rugby union player and sportsman.
Personal history
McFarlane was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica in 1851 to John MacFarlane, and Edin ...
(Edinburgh University), G. Drysdale (Merchistonians), E. Carswell (Edinburgh Wanderers), Alexander Stewart (Edinburgh University), Bulldog Irvine
Doctor Robert William Irvine, (1853–1897) nicknamed "Bulldog", was a Scotland international rugby football player.Bath, p137
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Academicals.
Provincial career
He represented Edinburgh ...
(Edinburgh Academicals), J. Mein (Edinburgh Academicals), J. Finlay (Edinburgh Academicals), A. Finlay (Edinburgh Academicals), D. Robertson (Edinburgh Academicals), Arthur Young (Edinburgh Academicals), R. Lindsay (Edinburgh University), A. G. Petrie (Royal HSFP), J. Knott (Royal HSFP), J. G. Robertson (Edinburgh Academicals), J. Reid (Edinburgh Wanderers), Charles Villar (Warriston
Warriston ( ) is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies east of the Royal Botanic Garden in Inverleith. The name derives from Warriston House, a local mansion house demolished in 1966.
In July 1600 John Kincaid, the Laird of ...
)
Other Scottish matches
No other District matches played.
English matches
No other District matches played.
International matches
No touring matches this season.
References
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1873–74 in Scottish rugby union
Scottish Districts seasons