1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship

The 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.

1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Countries Scotland
Date1954–55
ChampionsSouth
Runners-upGlasgow District
Matches played6

This season saw the second formal Scottish Inter-District Championship.

The district sides selected were Glasgow District, Edinburgh District, North and Midlands and South.

South won the competition with a maximum three wins.[1]

1954-55 League Table

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Team P W D L PF PA +/- Pts
South 3 3 0 0 35 14 +21 6
Glasgow District 3 1 1 1 40 30 +10 3
Edinburgh District 3 1 1 1 23 17 +6 3
North and Midlands 3 0 0 3 11 48 -37 0

Results

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Date Try Conversion Penalty Dropped goal Goal from mark Notes
1948–1970 3 points 2 points 3 points 3 points 3 points

Round 1

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16 October 1954
Glasgow District11 – 18South
Try: D. W. Reid
Angus Cameron
Con: Allan Cameron
Pen: Hamish Kemp
Preview
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Try: T. Grieve
C. Elliot x 3
Con: C. Elliot
J. L. Allan x 2
Old Anniesland
Referee: R. M. Morrison (Watsonians)

Glasgow District: Angus Cameron (Glasgow HSFP), T. E. S. Fergusson (Hillhead HSFP), Allan Cameron (Hillhead HSFP),
W. Fraser (Ardrossan Academicals), A. G. Campbell (Kelvinside Academicals), J. T. Docherty (Glasgow HSFP), R. Munro (Jordanhill RFC),
D. W. Reid (Allan Glen's F.P), G. M. Guthrie (Hillhead HSFP), F. I. Hogarth (West of Scotland), F. I. Blake (Kilmarnock),
Hamish Kemp (Glasgow HSFP) [captain], T. S. Smith (Glasgow University), I. A. A. MacGregor (Hillhead HSFP), H. Roddan (Hutcheson's GSFP)

South: J. R. McCreadie (Hawick), T. Grieve (Langholm), R. G. Charters (Hawick), Les Allan (Melrose), C. Elliot (Langholm),
J. M. Maxwell (Langholm), J. Dun (Melrose), A. McEwan (Melrose), J. Telford (Langholm), I. Hastie (Kelso), J. J. Hegarty (Hawick),
A. Robson (Hawick), H. Duffy (Jedforest), J. Grant (Hawick), A. K. McRae (Gala)

Round 2

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30 October 1954
Edinburgh District14 – 5North and Midlands
Try: W. S. Glen x 2
K. C. Sutherland x 2
Con: J. C. M. Sharp
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Try: E. Rogers
Con: W. Steven
Murrayfield Stadium
Referee: J. Imrie (Hawick)

Edinburgh District: J. A. C. Gilbert (Stewart's College F. P.), K. G. Sutherland (Melville's College F. P.), Ken Dalgleish (Edinburgh Wanderers),
E. C. Barclay-Smith (Edinburgh Wanderers), T. G. Weatherstone (Stewart's College F. P.) [captain], Graham Ross (Watsonians),
J. A. Nichol (Royal HSFP), R. D. S. Munro (Leith Academicals), N. G. R. Mair (Edinburgh University), P. S. Shearer (Heriots F. P.),
W. S. Glen (Edinburgh Wanderers), S. T. H. Wright (Stewart's College F. P.), J. C. M. Sharp (Stewart's College F. P.)

North and Midlands: W. Steven (Madras College F. P.), E. H. Cruickshank (Aberdeen GSFP), E. Craig (Aberdeen GSFP),
I. S. Gloag (Perthshire Academicals) [captain], J. K. Morrison (Panmure), I. Stuart (Aberdeen GSFP), R. H. W. Cradock (Aberdeen GSFP),
A. Tullett (Gordonians), I. L. Robb (Aberdeenshire), D. M. Brien (Perthshire Academicals), J. Johnston (Dunfermline),
Ernie Michie (Aberdeen University), M. C. S. Phillip (Aberdeen University), C. D. Mowat (Aberdeen GSFP), E. Rogers (Perthshire Academicals)

Round 3

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13 November 1954
South14 – 3North and Midlands
Try: R. G. Charters x 2
J. J. Hegarty
Con: C. Elliot
Pen: C. Elliot
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Try: E. H. Cruickshank
Philiphaugh Stadium
Referee: R. M. Morrison (Watsonians)

South: R. Chisholm (Melrose), T. Grieve (Langholm), R. G. Charters (Hawick), J. M. Maxwell (Langholm), C. Elliot (Langholm),
J. Hume (Kelso), A. S. Dorward (Gala), I. Hastie (Kelso), Jock King (Selkirk), J. Campbell (Kelso), J. J. Hegarty (Hawick), T. Elliot (Gala),
L. Walker (Selkirk), A. Robson (Hawick) [captain], A. K. McRae (Gala)

North and Midlands: W. Steven (Madras College F. P.), E. H. Cruickshank (Aberdeen GSFP), E. Craig (Aberdeen GSFP),
I. S. Gloag (Perthshire Academicals) [captain], R. H. Gibson (Howe of Fife), I. Stuart (Aberdeen GSFP), R. H. W. Cradock (Aberdeen GSFP),
A. Tullett (Gordonians), I. L. Robb (Aberdeenshire), D. M. Brien (Perthshire Academicals), J. Johnston (Dunfermline),
Ernie Michie (Aberdeen University), J. Greenwood (Dunfermline), C. D. Mowat (Aberdeen GSFP), E. Rogers (Perthshire Academicals)

Round 4

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20 November 1954
South3 – 0Edinburgh District
Pen: C. ElliotPreview
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The Greenyards, Melrose
Referee: Adam Austin (Glasgow HSFP)

South: R. Chisholm (Melrose), C. Elliot (Langholm), R. G. Charters (Hawick), J. M. Maxwell (Langholm), W. J.. Grieve (Gala),
J. Hume (Kelso), J. H. Bowie (Hawick), H. McLeod (Hawick), Jock King (Selkirk), J. Campbell (Kelso), J. J. Hegarty (Hawick), T. Elliot (Gala),
L. H. Walker (Selkirk), A. Robson (Hawick) [captain], A. K. McRae (Gala)

Edinburgh District: J. A. C. Gilbert (Stewart's College F. P.), K. G. Sutherland (Melville's College F. P.), Ken Dalgleish (Edinburgh Wanderers),
H. G. Hay (Edinburgh Academicals), T. G. Weatherstone (Stewart's College F. P.) [captain], Graham Ross (Watsonians), J. A. Nichol (Royal HSFP),
W. M. Stephen (Musselburgh), Bill Relph (Stewart's College F. P.), Douglas Muir (Heriots), D. J. Marshall (Edinburgh Academicals),
C. Y. Langlands (Stewart's College F. P.), W. S. Glen (Edinburgh Wanderers), S. T. H. Wright (Stewart's College F. P.),
William Cowie (Edinburgh Wanderers)

20 November 1954
North and Midlands3 – 20Glasgow District
Pen: E. H. CruickshankPreview
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Try: Angus Cameron x 2
A. Stephen
F. A. Ross
I. A. A. MacGregor x 2
Con: Allan Cameron
Linksfield Stadium, Aberdeen
Referee: A. I. Dickie (Gala)

North and Midlands: W. Steven (Madras College F.P), E. H. Cruickshank (Aberdeen GSFP), I. S. Gloag (Perthshire Academicals), R. H. H. Gibson (Howe of Fife), D. J. McPherson (Gordonians), I. Stuart (Aberdeen GSFP), R. H. W. Cradock (Aberdeen GSFP), A. Tullett (Gordonians), C. W. Bravin (Dunfermline), D. M. Brien (Perthshire Academicals), E. J. S. Michie (Aberdeen University), J. Johnston (Dunfermline), C. D. Mowat (Aberdeen GSFP), E. Rogers (Perthshire Academicals)
Glasgow District: Angus Cameron (Glasgow HSFP), T. E. S. Fergusson (Hillhead HSFP), Allan Cameron (Hillhead HSFP),
W. Fraser (Ardrossan Academicals), A. G. Campbell (Kelvinside Academicals), J. T. Docherty (Glasgow HSFP), F. A. Ross (Hillhead HSFP),
J. C. Dawson (Glasgow Academicals), A. M. Jope (Glasgow University), D. W. Reid (Allan Glen's F.P.), F. I. Blake (Kilmarnock),
Hamish Kemp (Glasgow HSFP) [captain], T. S. Smith (Glasgow University), A. Stephen (Glasgow Academicals), I. A. A. MacGregor (Hillhead HSFP)

Round 5

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4 December 1954
Glasgow District9 – 9Edinburgh District
Try: Percy Friebe
Allan Cameron
Pen: Allan Cameron
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Try: K.G. Sutherland x 2
G.T. Ross
Old Anniesland
Referee: A. I. Dickie (Gala)

Glasgow District: Angus Cameron (Glasgow HSFP), Allan Cameron (Hillhead HSFP), T.E.S. Fergusson (Hillhead HSFP), C.G. Thomson (Glasgow Academicals) [capt], A.G. Campbell (Kelvinside Academicals), J.T. Docherty (Glasgow HSFP), I. A. Ross (Hillhead HSFP), J.C. Dawson (Glasgow Academicals), A.M. Jope (Glasgow University), D. W. Reid (Allan Glen's FP), F.I. Blake (Kilmarnock), Hamish Kemp (Glasgow HSFP), J.S. Ure (Kelvinside Academicals), Percy Friebe (Glasgow HSFP), I.A.A. MacGregor (Hillhead HSFP)
Edinburgh District: D. H. Crighton (Watsonians), K. G. Sutherland (Melville College FP), D. M. Scott (Watsonians), C. Ross (Stewarts College FP), T. G. Weatherstone (Stewarts College FP) [capt], G. T. Ross (Watsonians), J. A. Nichol (RHS FP), F. Maclachlan (Edinburgh Wanderers), Bill Relph (Stewarts College FP), W. Murchison (Boroughmuir FP), C. Y. Langlands (Stewarts College FP), D. J. Marshall (Edinburgh Academicals), W. S. Glen (Edinburgh Wanderers), T. A. Herdman (Melville College FP), W. I. D. Elliot (Edinburgh Academicals)

Matches outwith the Championship

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Other Scottish matches

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6 October 1954
Fife8 – 17Edinburgh District
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McKane Park, Dunfermline

Fife:
Edinburgh District:

9 October 1954
Rest of the WestGlasgow District

Rest of the West:
Glasgow District:

23 October 1954
Midlands DistrictNorth of Scotland District

North of Scotland District:
Midlands District:

Junior matches

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23 October 1954
SouthEdinburgh

Edinburgh District:
South of Scotland District:

20 November 1954
EastWest

East:
West:

Trial matches

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27 November 1954
Blues Trial18 – 5Whites Trial
Report
Murrayfield Stadium
Referee: j. A. S. Taylor (Musselburgh)

Blues Trial:
Whites Trial:

Probables:
Possibles:

English matches

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29 September 1954
Edinburgh DistrictNorthumberland
Edinburgh

Edinburgh District:
Northumberland:

International matches

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None.

References

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  1. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".