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1906–07 Scottish Districts Season
The 1906–07 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams. History Glasgow District (rugby union), Glasgow District and Edinburgh District (rugby union), Edinburgh District drew nil-nil in the Inter-City match. Results Inter-City Glasgow District: H. A. Spencer (Glasgow HSFP), William Campbell Church (Glasgow Academicals), J. A. Findlay (Kelvinside Academicals), Tennant Sloan (Glasgow Academicals), Jimmy Dobson (Glasgow Academicals), A. Carr Frame (Glasgow Academicals), A. H. Gallie (Glasgow Academicals), William Patrick Scott (West of Scotland), William Thomson (rugby union), William Thomson (West of Scotland), W. C. Currie (West of Scotland), George Frew (Glasgow HSFP), R. M. Mather (Clydesdale), R. W. Cassels (Kelvinside Academicals), R. B. Waddell (Glasgow Academicals), H. G. Wilson (Glasgow University) Edinburgh District: John Simson (rugby union), John Simson (Edinburgh University), H. J. Scougal (Watsonians), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905–06 Scottish Districts Season
The 1905–06 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams. History Glasgow District (rugby union), Glasgow District beat Edinburgh District (rugby union), Edinburgh District in the Inter-City match. Results Inter-City Glasgow District: Edinburgh District: Other Scottish matches South of Scotland: Anglo-Scots: Cities District: Provinces District: English matches No other District matches played. International matches West of Scotland District: New Zealand: References {{DEFAULTSORT:1905-06 Scottish Districts season 1905–06 in Scottish rugby union Scottish Districts seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James MacKenzie (rugby Union)
Sir James Moir MacKenzie KBE, CMG (17 October 1886 – 22 January 1963) was a Scotland international rugby union player and later director of the Federation of British Industries. He was the 62nd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Edinburgh University. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District in the inter-city match of 1906. He played for the Blues Trial side against the Whites Trial side on 21 January 1911 while still with Edinburgh University. International career He was capped nine times for Scotland between 1905 and 1911. Administrative career He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; ) is the Sport governing body, governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Now marketed as Scottish Rugby, it is the second-oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league sys ... for the period 1948 to 1949. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackenz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurie Walter
Maurice Winn Walter (4 January 1888 — 3 September 1910) was a Scottish international rugby union player. Walter was born to British expatriates in Yokohama, Japan, and attended Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. A centre, Walter played for London Scottish, often in partnership with national teammate Alex Purves. He made his debut for Scotland in the 1906 Home Nations, having declined an offer earlier in the tournament to represent England. His most notable contribution came in the last of his eight caps, a two-try performance to help defeat Ireland at Belfast. Walter died of meningitis at his Worplesdon home in 1910, at the age of 22. He worked for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in London and after playing a cricket match for his bank's XI began to well unwell and his condition worsened in the following days, developing into cerebral meningitis. See also *List of Scotland national rugby union players This is a list of Scottish national rugby union playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Purves
Alexander Purves was a Scottish rugby union player.Bath, p. 137 He was capped ten times for between 1906 and 1908. He also played for London Scottish FC London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. The club is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union. The club is currently playing in the RFU Championship and share the Athletic Ground with Richmo .... He was the brother of William Purves who was also capped for Scotland. References *Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Year of death missing Year of birth missing London Scottish F.C. players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Schulze
Douglas Schulze (5 March 1881 – 17 May 1956) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Full Back. Rugby Union career Amateur career He initially played for Glasgow Academicals and Fettes College at school and then played for Edinburgh Wanderers. Schulze played for Oxford University when he moved to study there. In 1904 he was listed as playing for Manchester.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19041224/060/0005 This was the university side. He moved there to study to become a teacher. He then played for London Scottish, Dartmouth Naval College and Northampton Saints. Provincial career He played for Anglo-Scots against South of Scotland District on 24 December 1904. He was hailed as the Scottish Find of the season, by the ''Illustrated Police News'', seemingly oblivious to Schulze's Scottish roots: A Scottish Find. D. G. Schulze, the Manchester back, is being hailed as the find the Scottish trial season, and the critics no ... [...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 Scotlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greenyards
The Greenyards is a sports ground in Melrose, Scottish Borders. It has been the home of Melrose RFC for rugby union matches and the annual Melrose Sevens tournament. The first ever rugby 7s matches were played at the ground in 1883. The professional side Southern Knights use it for home matches in the Super 6 competition. In 2019 the grass pitches were replaced with an artificial surface, with floodlights around the ground. The ground has a capacity of 15,000. History The press box dates from the 1930s. The main stand on the east side of the playing area has 1174 seats. More than 10,000 people were expected at the 2012 Melrose Sevens tournament. In late August 2016, plans were put forward for redevelopment. These plans included increasing the pitch size and improve lighting to be strong enough to cater for television coverage. In 2019 the main stand was renamed the Cairnhill Steel Solutions Stand, as part of a sponsorship deal. The installation of the 3G pitches received su ... [...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 Fran ... [...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] |
James Reid Kerr
James Reid Kerr (4 December 1883 – 19 August 1963) was a Scottish sportsman who played both rugby union and cricket for his country. He was also part of the first official British & Irish Lions team that toured South Africa in 1910. Early life James Reid Kerr was born on 4 December 1883 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was the son of Robert Kerr, a Sugar Refiner. After attending Greenock Collegiate and Glasgow University he worked for his father as a Sugar Chemist. Rugby Union career Amateur career Kerr played as a rugby forward for his local side, Greenock Wanderers RFC. Provincial career He captained the South Western District side against North of Scotland District in 1906. He played for Glasgow District in the 1909 inter-city match against Edinburgh District. International career He played one game for Scotland, vs England at Richmond on 20 March 1909 The following year, he was selected for the first official British tour to South Africa (in that it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Of Scotland District (rugby Union)
North of Scotland was a select provincial amateur rugby union team that drew its players mainly from north of Scotland, roughly corresponding from around Aberdeenshire west and northwards. Confusingly the name North of Scotland was also used for a larger 'combined district' of the North of Scotland District and the Midlands District. This lack of recognition for the Midlands District, when the 'North of Scotland' name was used for the combined side, was finally ended in 1978. After this the 'combined district' became known as North and Midlands, although the 'North and Midlands' name was used from 1954 in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. The name of North of Scotland was then only used for the Aberdeenshire and Highland district. Formation A North v Midlands match took place on 17 December 1881. A North v South trial match was played on 31 December 1881. The North v South match did come off on 30 December 1882; the North winning by 1 try to nil. A North v South t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John MacCallum
John MacCallum (11 October 1883 – 29 November 1957) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Watsonians. Provincial career He represented Edinburgh District in 1910, captaining the side. He played for the Blues Trial side against the Whites Trial side on 21 January 1911 while still with Watsonians. International career He played 26 times for Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ..., scoring 2 tries and 9 conversions for a total of 24 points. Medical career MacCallum became a doctor. He became an assistant surgeon for the Royal Sick Children Hospital in Glasgow. He was a conscientious objector in the First World War. His medical training meant he was assigned a post in the army. At the time he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
