1879–80 Scottish Districts season

The 1879–80 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.

1879–80 Scottish Districts season
Countries Scotland
Date1879-80
Matches played2

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

History

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The Inter-City match was due to be played on 1 December 1879 but was postponed due to frost.[1] The 20 December match ended in a draw.[2][3]

There was supposed to be an East v Edinburgh District match but it was indefinitely postponed as Edinburgh wanted the match played in Edinburgh; or, if away, the match to be played in Perth with the provincial clubs to pay their own expenses. This was not agreed to and the match was cancelled.[4][5]

The East v West match was won handsomely by the East District.[6]

Results

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

Inter-City

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20 December 1879
Glasgow District1 goal - 1 goalEdinburgh District
Try: Moncrieff
Con: Moncrieff
ReportTry: Masters
Con: Masters
Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow

Glasgow District: J. Hoggan (Glasgow University), M. Cross (Glasgow Academicals) [captain], R. C. Mackenzie (Glasgow Academicals), J. Nelston (Glasgow Academicals), H. Moncrieff (West of Scotland), J. Colvil (West of Scotland), D. Y. Cassels (West of Scotland), J. Adam (West of Scotland), J. Laing (West of Scotland), D. McCowan (West of Scotland), C. Stewart (West of Scotland), E. N. Ewart (Glasgow Academicals), J. B. Brown (Glasgow Academicals), W. A Walls (Glasgow Academicals), G. Robb (Glasgow University)
Edinburgh District: Back. B. Cunningham (Institution), half-backs. J. Finlay (Edinburgh Academicals), W. E. Maclagan (Edinburgh Academicals), quarter-backs, W. Masters and J. S. Brown (institution); forwards A. G. Petrie (Royal HSFP) [captain], N. T. Brewis, T. R. Ainslie. W. Sommerville (Institution). J. H. S. Graham (Edinburgh Academicals), John Guthrie Tait (Edinburgh Academicals), J. Bannerman (Edinburgh Academicals), C. Wood (Edinburgh Academicals), E. Carr (Wanderers)

Other Scottish matches

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31 January 1880
East of Scotland District2 goals, 4 tries - 1 goal, 1 tryWest of Scotland District
Try: Brown
Carr
Masters
Ainslie
Con: Masters
Drop: Finlay
Preview
Report
Report
Try: Moncrieff
McCowan
Con: Cross
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Leslie Balfour-Melville

East: A. Cunningham (Edinburgh Institution, F.P.), back; Findlay and W. E. Maclaggan (Edinburgh Academicals), half-backs; W. H. Masters and W. S. Brown (Edinburgh Institution, F.P.), quarterbacks; A. G. Petrie (Royal High School, F.P.), captain ; J. H. S. Graham, John Guthrie Tait (Edinburgh Academicals), C. Wood (Edinburgh Academicals). W. Brewis, R. Ainslie, T. Ainslie, F. Sommerville (Edinburgh Institution, F.P.), R. S. G. Henderson (Edinburgh University), and E. Cross (Wanderers), forwards.
West: J. Hoggan (Glasgow University), back; Malcolm Cross and R. C. Mackenzie (Glasgow Academicals), halfbacks; H. Moncrieff (Glasgow University) and T. Neilson (Glasgow Academicals), quarterbacks; D. Y. Cassels C. R. Stewart, T. Colvill, D. McCowan (West Scotiand), S. B. McPhail (Greenock Wanderers),T. B. Brown, G. W. Ewart (Glasgow Academicals),G. H. Robb, A. H. Peterkin (Glasgow University), and T. B. Gemmel (Southern), forwards.

English matches

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No other District matches played.

International matches

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No touring matches this season.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18791222/042/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18791222/033/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000032/18800112/019/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000575/18800112/096/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002731/18800202/026/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)