1880–81 Scottish Districts season

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1880–81 Scottish Districts season
Countries Scotland
Date1880-81
Matches played2

The 1880–81 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.

It includes the East of Scotland District versus West of Scotland District trial match.

History[]

On 18 October 1880 the Honorary Secretary of the Scottish Rugby Union, Nat Brewis, announced a new District fixture: the North of Scotland District versus the South of Scotland District. The new fixture was scheduled for 1 January 1881.[1][2] The teams were announced on 31 December 1880.[3] However there are no reports of the match coming to fruition.

Nil-Nil at half time, the Inter-City match changed when Glasgow's Malcom Cross left the field injured. At the time there were no substitutes and Glasgow had to play with 14 men.[4]

The East v West was postponed due to frost, but re-scheduled for 5 February 1881.[5]

Writing in October 1942 in The Scotsman, E. D. H. Sewell states that referees came into the game in 1885-86 season; before that the captains ran the match; after that two umpires one chosen from each team. But it can be seen from the refereeing appointment of Nat Brewis in the East v West district match that referees were chosen well before that season.[6]

Results[]

Date Try Conversion Penalty Dropped goal Goal from mark Notes
1876–1885 1 try 1 goal 1 goal 1 goal N/A
Match decided by a majority of goals, or if the number of goals is equal by a majority of tries

Inter-City[]

4 December 1880
3.10pm
Glasgow District 0 - 1 goal, 2 tries Edinburgh District
Report
Report 		Try: Thomas Begbie
William Peterkin x 2
Con: W. H. Masters
Thomas Begbie
Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow
Referee: D. H. Watson

Glasgow District: A. J. W. Reid (West of Scotland), M. Cross (Glasgow Academicals) [captain], R. C. Mackenzie (Glasgow Academicals), D. W. Kidston (Glasgow Academicals), J. A. Campbell (Glasgow Academicals) , H. Moncrieff (West of Scotland), B. Allan (Glasgow Academicals), J. B. Brown (Glasgow Academicals), J. E. Junor (Glasgow Academicals), R. Menzies (Southern), D. Y. Cassells (West of Scotland), D. McCowan (West of Scotland), J. Adam (West of Scotland), G. H. Robb (Glasgow University), R. Young (Glasgow University)
Edinburgh District: B. Cunningham (Institution F. P.), Thomas Begbie (Edinburgh Wanderers), N. J. Finlay (Edinburgh Academicals), W. H. Masters (Institution F.P.), P. W. Smeaton (Edinburgh Academicals), A. G. Petrie (Royal HSFP) [captain], G. C. Alexander (Edinburgh Wanderers), H. M. Davidson (Royal HSFP), W. Somerville (Institution F.P.), J. H. S. Graham (Edinburgh Academicals), T. Ainslie (Institution F. P.), C. Reid (Edinburgh Academicals), R. S. F. Henderson (Edinburgh University), H. E. Jones (Edinburgh Wanderers), William Peterkin (Edinburgh University)

Other Scottish matches[]

5 February 1881
East of Scotland District 2 goals - 0 West of Scotland District
Try: C. Reid
R. Ainslie
Con: Masters x 2
 Report
Report
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Referee: Nat Brewis (Hon. sec. Scottish Rugby Union)

East: B. A. Cunningham (Edinburgh Institution F.P.) (back) ; Thomas Begbie (Edinburgh Wanderers), N. J. Finlay (Edinburgh Academicals), (half backs); W. H. Masters (Edinburgh Institution F.P.), P. W. Smeaton (Edinburgh Academicals) (quarter backs) ; A. G. Petrie (captain), H. M. Davidson (Royal HSFF.P.), J. H. S. Duncan, C. Reid (Edinburgh Academicals), G. Alexander. (Wanderers). R. Ainslie, D. Somerville, Robert Maitland (Edinburgh Institution, F.P.), R. S. F. Henderson (Edinburgh University), William Peterkin (Edinburgh University) (forwards).
West: J. S. Carrick (Glasgow Academicals) (back), R. C. Mackenzie (captain), D. W. Kidston (Glasgow Academicals), R. Steele (Greenock Wanderers) (half backs) ; J. A. Campbell, A. B Graham (Glasgow Academicals) (quarter backs); B. Allan, R. G. Allan, J. B. Brown (Glasgow Academicals), David Cassels (West of Scotland), David McCowan (West of Scotland). J. B. Gemmell, R. E. Menzies (Southern). A. L. M'Clure (Greenock Wanderers), George Robb (Glasgow University)

English matches[]

No other District matches played.

International matches[]

No touring matches this season.

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18801018/180/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000472/18801130/102/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18801018/180/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18810205/110/0010 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19421029/144/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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