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1928–29 Scottish Districts Season
The 1928–29 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ... matches for Scotland's district teams. History Edinburgh District drew with Glasgow District in the Inter-City match. The Dundee Courier of 8 November 1928 ran a damning assessment of the inter-district fixtures this season: RUGBY TRIALS AND THEIR PURPOSE Leading Up to the New Game with " Anglos " By TOUCH JUDGE. Quit© an imposing programme of representative matches is being carried through in Scotland this season, but what exactly is the object of it all? Are these games just what they are called, " representative," or do they fulfil any more serious purpose connected with the discovery and advancement of players for the present or future use of the i ...
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1927–28 Scottish Districts Season
The 1927–28 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ... matches for Scotland's district teams. History Edinburgh District beat Glasgow District in the Inter-City match. Results Inter-City Glasgow District: Edinburgh District: Other Scottish matches None. English matches No other District matches played. International matches No touring matches this season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1927-28 Scottish Districts season 1927–28 in Scottish rugby union Scottish Districts seasons ...
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Provinces District (rugby Union)
Provinces District is a select Scottish provincial amateur rugby union team that draws its players from outside the Glasgow District (rugby union), Glasgow District and Edinburgh District (rugby union), Edinburgh District area. It is occasionally known as the Rest of Scotland or the North-South side. Founded in 1893, the Provinces District team - and its corresponding Cities District (rugby union), Cities District team - was created, thus halving Scotland's representative rugby union area in two. History Formation To include other players when selecting the international team, the Cities v Provinces District match was introduced by the Scottish Rugby Union in the 1893–94 Scottish Districts season, 1893–94 season. The match was first played on Saturday 23 December 1893. The Provinces District was deemed a 'Rest of Scotland' side; though the 'Rest of Scotland' term was fluid dependent on the opposition. Introduction of the Anglo-Scots The Provinces District started as ju ...
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Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium is a rugby union stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The stadium is owned by the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) who has its headquarters based at the stadium, and is the national stadium of the Scotland national rugby union team. With a seating capacity of 67,144, it is the largest stadium in Scotland, the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, and the twenty–second largest List of European stadiums by capacity, in Europe. It officially opened on 21 March 1925 with a game between Scotland and England national rugby union team, England. The game was won by Scotland who came out victorious following a Grand Slam (rugby union), Grand Slam. The stadium hosts most of Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland's home test matches and the ''Scottish Hydro Electric Cup'' final, as well as United Rugby Championship, URC and European Rugby Champions Cup matches. Although primarily a rugby union stadium, Murrayfield has in the past hosted Amer ...
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Scotland Possibles
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 adjacent Islands of Scotland, islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its Anglo-Scottish border, only land border, which is long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,439,842. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the most populous of the cities of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the 9th century. In 1603, James VI succeeded to the thrones of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, forming a personal union of the Union of the Crowns, three kingdo ...
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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 ...
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Netherdale
Netherdale is a sports complex in Galashiels, Scottish Borders, consisting of two adjacent stadiums used for rugby union and Association football, football. The rugby ground is the home of Gala RFC and was formerly used by the professional Border Reivers (rugby union), Border Reivers team. It hosted one match of the 1999 Rugby World Cup. It has also occasionally been used for rugby league matches. The football ground is home to Gala Fairydean Rovers F.C., Gala Fairydean Rovers and has a Listed building#Scotland, Category A listed grandstand. Overview The Netherdale complex is located on Nether Road towards the east end of Galashiels, near the River Tweed. The Gala rugby ground is in the north-west corner of the site, with the Gala Fairydean Rovers football ground in the south-west; the two grounds are joined end-to-end. The rest of the site is taken up by a number of undeveloped rugby and football fields known as the back pitches. Gala RFC moved to the area in 1912 from their pre ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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1929–30 Scottish Districts Season
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Bob Howie
Robert Howie (11 June 1898 – 14 May 1992) was a international rugby union player. He played for Kirkcaldy RFC.Bath, p. 138 Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Kirkcaldy RFC. Provincial career Howie was capped by Midlands District. International career He was capped seven times as a prop forward for between 1924 and 1925. and was selected for the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in four tests. Referee career He refereed the Inter-City match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District in 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B .... Family Bob Howie was the brother of Dave Howie, who also played for Kirkcaldy and gained seven national caps, but died in the First World War. Although he and his brother gained fourteen caps bet ...
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Old Anniesland
Old Anniesland is a rugby union ground in Glasgow, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 3,500.. It is the home of Glasgow Hawks, who currently play in the Scottish Premiership. It is also used by Glasgow High Kelvinside. History Originally home to Glasgow Academicals in 1883, the playing fields were bought by Glasgow HSFP in 1919. Location It is situated just off Crow Road in Anniesland, in the west of Glasgow. Uses Home to Glasgow Hawks, it also hosts matches by Glasgow High Kelvinside. It is sometimes used to host Scotland Club XV matches. It hosted Scotland Rugby League's European Cup match against Wales in 2010. There is a main pitch for competitive games, and several other rugby pitches for play and training, some floodlit and one with Astroturf. Gym facilities are also available to club members. Shinty Shinty () is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. It is played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and among Highland migrants to the major cities of ...
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