The 1910–11 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the
rugby union
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matches for Scotland's district teams.
History
Edinburgh District beat
Glasgow District in the Inter-City match
This was the first season that the North of Scotland combined side beat the South of Scotland District side.
The Provinces v Anglo-Scots was dropped from the District schedule; and there was to be no South of Scotland v London Scottish match. Instead the South lined up a match against Welsh opposition.
Results
Inter-City
Glasgow District: Back, Andrew Greig
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(Glasgow HSFP); three-quarters, R. Lawson (Clydesdale), C. Salvesen (West of Scotland), G. S. Milne (Glasgow University), R. S. Duncan (Glasgow HSFP); half-backs, E. G. Copestake (Clydesdale) and R. Anderson (Glasgow HSFP); forwards. S. McKinnon (Glasgow Academicals), John Dobson (Glasgow Academicals), W. Burrell (Glasgow Academicals), George Frew (Glasgow HSFP), J. S. Leggat (Clydesdale), William Ramsay Hutchison
Capt. William Ramsay Hutchison (16 January 1889 – 22 March 1918) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He was killed in World War I.
He played for Glasgow District in the inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 3 March 191 ...
(Glasgow HSFP), Alexander Stevenson (Glasgow University) and R. C. Walker (Clydesdale).
Edinburgh District: Back, A. A. Morrison (Watsonians): threequarters, J. H. D. Watson (Edinburgh Academicals). Alex Angus
Alexander William Angus (11 November 1889 – 23 March 1947) was a Scottish international rugby union and cricket player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played club rugby for Watsonians.Bath, p104
Provincial career
He played for Edin ...
(Watsonians). James Pearson (Watsonians), and John MacDonald (Edinburgh Wanderers); half-backs, Frank Osler (Edinburgh University), John MacGregor (Edinburgh University); forwards. John MacCallum (Watsonians) aptain Jock Scott
Jock Scott (6 October 1887 – 14 January 1967) was a Scotland international rugby union player who played at the Flanker position.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Scott played for Edinburgh Academicals.
Provincial career
Scott was capp ...
(Edinburgh Academicals), James MacKenzie (Edinburgh University) and Andrew Ross (Edinburgh University). Lewis Robertson (Edinburgh Wanderers), Finlay Kennedy
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Amateur career
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(Stewart's College FP), J. H. Lindsay (Edinburgh Institution), and Archibald Stewart (Edinburgh Academicals).
Other Scottish matches
Midlands District: O. S. Moodie (Panmure), W.G. Liddel (St Andrews University), C. R. Cleghorn (Panmure), G. M. Cleghorn (Panmure), T. R. Lowson (Dundee HSFP), F. W. Stewart (Panmure), J.G. Tawse (Panmure), Alexander Moodie (St Andrews University), Colin Hill (St Andrews University), H. A. Young (St. Andrews University), Dave Howie (Kirkcaldy), W. Herd (Kirkcaldy), M. W. Nichol (Panmure), R.M. Lindsay (Panmure), N. Keay
North of Scotland District: Saunders (Aberdeen University), back; Shepherd (Aberdeen GSFP), Duffus (Aberdeen GSFP), Brown (Queen's Cross), and McAndrew (Queen's Cross), three-quarters; Johnstone (Aberdeen GSFP) and A. Ledingham (Queen's Cross), half-backs; Snowie (Queen's Cross), Mackintosh (Queen's Cross), Marchant (Queen's Cross), Hogg (Aberdeen University), McAllan (Aberdeen University), Simpson (Aberdeen GSFP), Davidson (Aberdeen GSFP), and Johnstone (Queen's Cross), forwards.
Royal HSFP:
Midlands District:
North of Scotland District: O. S. Moodie (Panmure), G. S. Liddel (St Andrews University), C. Cleghorn (Panmure), G. M. Cleghorn (Panmure), A. T. Smith (Kirkcaldy), Tawse (Panmure), Lawson (St Andrews University); Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson may refer to:
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* Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) (1772–1850), Scottish lighthouse engineer
* Robert Stevenson (director) (1905–1986), Engl ...
(St Andrews University) aptain Alexander Moodie (St Andrews University), Colin Hill (St Andrews University), Dave Howie (Kirkcaldy), J. Simpson (Aberdeen GSFP), A. A. Davidson (Aberdeen GSFP), M. W. Nichol (Panmure), McAllan (Aberdeen University).
South of Scotland District: Borth Todd (Gala), Walter Sutherland (Hawick), Carl Ogilvy (Hawick), Billy Burnet (Hawick), James Huggan (Jed Forest and Edinburgh University); J. B. Henderson (Jed Forest) and D. Shannon (Hawick), Willie Kyle (Hawick), Laing (Hawick), M. Drummond (Jed Forest), J. Jardine (Melrose), C. Clark (Gala), Balfour (Jed Forest), Wight (Jed Forest), Ballantyne (Jed Forest).
Trial matches
Blues Trial: A. A. Morrison (Watsonians) John MacDonald (Edinburgh Wanderers), Ronald Simson
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(London Scottish), Carl Ogilvy (Hawick), G. D. Campbell (United Services), Eric Milroy
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(Watsonians), James Milne Henderson (Watsonians), Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson may refer to:
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* Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) (1772–1850), Scottish lighthouse engineer
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(St Andrews University) aptain Jock Scott
Jock Scott (6 October 1887 – 14 January 1967) was a Scotland international rugby union player who played at the Flanker position.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Scott played for Edinburgh Academicals.
Provincial career
Scott was capp ...
(Edinburgh Academicals), John MacCallum (Watsonians), Louis Moritz Speirs
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Early life
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(Watsonians), George Frew (Glasgow HSFP), Charles Stuart (West of Scotland), Alexander Stevenson (Glasgow University), and James MacKenzie (Edinburgh University)
Whites Trial: O. S. Moodie (Panmure), Donald Grant (East Midlands). Fletcher Buchanan (Oxford University), Alex Angus
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played club rugby for Watsonians.Bath, p104
Provincial career
He played for Edin ...
(Watsonians), J. P. M. Robertson (Watsonians), Patrick Munro
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Amateur ...
(London Scottish) aptain Frank Osler (Edinburgh University), Alexander Moodie (St Andrews University), Frederick Harding Turner
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Amateur career
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(Oxford University), Rowland Fraser
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(Cambridge University), Lewis Robertson (London Scottish), A. C. Brown (Royal HSFP), John Dobson (Glasgow Academicals), Andrew Ross (Edinburgh University), Colin Hill (St Andrews University)
Welsh matches
South of Scotland District: Borth Todd (Gala), Walter Sutherland (Hawick), Billy Burnet (Hawick), Carl Ogilvy (Hawick), James Huggan (Jed Forest and Edinburgh University), W. Douglas (Melrose), T.D. Arthur (Selkirk), Willie Kyle (Hawick), N. Drummond (Jed Forest), A. Irving (Langholm), H.M. McMillan (Selkirk), J. Jardine (Melrose), C. Clarke (Gala), W. C. Balfour (Jed Forest), G. Brown (Hawick)
Monmouth County: W. Haley (Pill Harriers), Reg Plummer (Newport), G. Parkhouse (Pontypool), W. Bowen (Abertillery), Tommy Vile
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(Newport), Walter Martin (Newport), W. J. Evans (Brynmawr), Harry Jarman
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(Pontypool), C. W. Pritchard (Newport), Enoch Davis (Blaenavon), R. Edwards (Newport), R. Jenkins (Abertillery), P. Jones (Newport), W. Trump (Pill Harriers)
International matches
No touring matches this season.
References
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1910–11 in Scottish rugby union
Scottish Districts seasons