1892–93 Scottish Districts Season
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The 1892–93 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


History

North of Scotland District listed this season's district matches in September 1892. Northern Counties Football Union. A meeting of captains and secretaries of clubs this Union was held on Friday in the office of the hon. secretary, and fixed the principal Union matches under, as also those the various club fixtures. The first two matches will be under the auspices of the Union, to enable the committee to select the best team against Galashiels on 8 October. The annual match Ancients v. Moderns on the 24th Inst., probably at Holburn Grounds, is already being looked forward to among the followers of the game, and judgement as to the result of the contest is in favour of the Ancients. List matches—Ancients v. Moderns, 24 September ; Probables v. Improbables, October Ist; Galashiels v. Northern Counties. 8 October; City v. Varsity, 19 November ; Midlands v. Northern Counties, 26 November; Glasgow v. Edinburgh, 3 December ; North v. Edinburgh, 10 December ; South of Scotland v. Glasgow, 10 December; Anglo-Scots v. Scotland. 25 December; Northern Counties v. Perthshire, 2 January ; North v. South of Scotland, 14 January ; Scotland v. Wales, 4 February; Scotland v. Ireland, 18 February; City v Varsity, 25 February; Merchistonians v. Northern Counties, 4 March; Scotland v. England, 4 March. A general meeting of the Northern Counties’ Union will be hold Friday, 30 September. Secretaries local clubs will please send their card of fixtures for publication. The 10 December 1892 Match listed above against Edinburgh was later listed as
North and Midlands North and Midlands - and now known as Caledonia - is a select provincial amateur rugby union team that draws its players mainly from north of Scotland, roughly corresponding from around Stirling northwards. Historically the North and Midlands te ...
against Edinburgh District. Unfortunately this match was called off due to snow. Glasgow District beat Edinburgh District in this season's Inter-City match. West of Scotland District beat East of Scotland District in this season's international trial match. Players from London Scottish, Manchester, Oxford University and Cambridge University made their way into the East and West selections. A North of Scotland District versus South of Scotland District match was scheduled for 14 January 1893 but called off due to the weather. The North of Scotland District and the South of Scotland District were reported in ''The Scottish Referee'' as feeling that the Scottish Rugby Union was not giving their players a proper estimate in regard to international selection.


Results


Inter-City

Glasgow District:
Edinburgh District:


Other Scottish matches

North of Scotland District:
Midlands District: South of Scotland District:
Glasgow District: Cities:
Anglo-Scots: East of Scotland District:
West of Scotland District:


English matches

Northumberland:
South of Scotland District: Cumberland:
South of Scotland District:


International matches

No touring matches this season.


References

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