1893–94 Scottish Districts season

The 1893–94 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.

1893–94 Scottish Districts season
Countries Scotland
Date1893–94
Matches played1

History

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Glasgow District beat Edinburgh District in the Inter-City match.[1]

The Glasgow Herald makes the mistake of assuming every Inter-City fixture was an annual fixture in its report; in concluding that the Inter-City Glasgow - Edinburgh match started in 1858.[1]

The East v West match was scheduled for February 1894.[1] However it was played, as normal, at the end of January.[2]

A joint Glasgow-Edinburgh side was selected for the first time. The team was to play a Rest Of Scotland side.[1]

It was noted that the weather was so bad for the South v Cumberland match that few spectators turned up; and the pitch was almost unplayable. In addition two South players were replaced, as the first team players of Gala and Melrose were not represented at all: Renwick, the reserve Gala half-back; and McGregor, the captain of Gala Thistle had to be called in.[3] These players evidently replaced Frater of Melrose and Dalgleish of Gala.

The list of fixtures for the season was reported by the Glasgow Evening Post of 6 May 1893 as:[4]

FOOTBALL. SCOTTISH RUGBY FIXTURES.—The annual meeting of the Rugby football secretaries was held last evening at the Royal Hotel, Edinburgh. The list of representative matches arranged by J. E. Smith, honorary secretary of the Scottish Union, was presented as follows :
December 2 Inter city, Glasgow;
December 9 — Edinburgh v North, Dundee; December 9. Glasgow v South, at Galashiels
December 25 - Edinburgh and Glasgow [Cities District] v Scotland [Provinces District] at Glasgow
January 15 — North v. South at Edinburgh

Results

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Date Try Conversion Penalty Dropped goal Goal from mark Notes
1891–1894 2 points 3 points 3 points 4 points 4 points

Inter-City

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16 December 1893
Glasgow District14 - 0Edinburgh District
Try: Wotherspoon x 2
Dykes
Boswell
Con: Wotherspoon x 2
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Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow
Referee: D. G. Findlay

Glasgow District:
Edinburgh District:

Other Scottish matches

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9 December 1893
South of Scotland District0 - 6Glasgow District
Preview
Report
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Mossilee, Galashiels
Attendance: 3500

South of Scotland District:
Glasgow District:


North of Scotland District:
Edinburgh District:

23 December 1893
Cities4 - 12Provinces
Report
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

Cities:
Provinces:

13 January 1894
North of Scotland District0 - 13South of Scotland District
Report
Report
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Attendance: 1000

North of Scotland District:
South of Scotland District:

East of Scotland District:
West of Scotland District:

English matches

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10 February 1894
South of Scotland District0-0Cumberland
Preview
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Galashiels

South of Scotland District: Smith (Langholm) (back). Grieve (Hawick), Tom Scott (Langholm), Crozier (Jedburgh), and W. Oliver (Jedburgh) (half-backs), Mabon and W. Oliver (Jedburgh) (three-quarter-backs). Dalgleish (Galashiels)*, Cairns (Langholm), Frater (Melrose)*, Elliot (Hawick), and Hunter, Douglas. Johnstone, and Rennilson (Jedburgh). [*Replaced by Renwick (Gala) and McGregor (Gala Thistle)]
Cumberland:

International matches

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No touring matches this season.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000575/18940122/073/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/18940212/068/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001965/18930506/078/0006