1877–78 Scottish Districts season
| 1877–78 Scottish Districts season | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Scotland |
| Date | 1877-78 |
| Matches played | 3 |
The 1877-78 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.
It includes the Inter-City fixture between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District; and the East of Scotland District versus West of Scotland District trial match.
History
The Inter-City match was won by a drop goal.[1]
Given last season's defeat at the hands of Edinburgh District, the East of Scotland District decided to play its own trial match to better determine its players for the upcoming match against Edinburgh. The East of Scotland, at the time, picked its players from 4 leading teams in the area:- Aberdeenshire RFC; Abertay RFC; Red Cross Dundee RFC; and St. Andrew's University RFC.
The original intention for the East's trial match was to have the match played at Guthrie Junction and play an Aberdeenshire / Red Cross side against an Abertay / St. Andrew's University side. St. Andrew's University were unwilling to go further north than Dundee for the game; and as a result the Aberdeenshire side did not travel south. Instead the 'north' team was Red Cross with a couple of Perth men; and the 'south' team was Abertay / St. Andrew's University.
In the match, C. Williams of the Red Cross / Perth side thought he had scored a try but this was disputed and a try was not given. The match ended without a score.[2]
The East v Edinburgh match was due to be played on 12 January 1878 but was called off the night before, due to frost in the south.[3]
This was the first year that a dedicated 'Trial match' for international selection was announced: a 'Blues' trial side were to play a 'Whites' trial side.[4]
Results
| 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
| 1 December 1877 |
| Glasgow District | 0 - 1 drop goal | Edinburgh District |
| Report | Drop: W. Masters |
| Burnbank, Glasgow |
Glasgow District:
Edinburgh District:
Other Scottish matches
| 5 January 1878 |
| East of Scotland District South | 0 - 0 | East of Scotland District North |
| Report |
| Baxter Park, Dundee |
East of Scotland District South:
East of Scotland District North:
| 27 January 1877 |
| East of Scotland District | 0 - 0 | West of Scotland District |
| Report |
| Raeburn Place, Edinburgh |
East of Scotland District:
West of Scotland District:
English matches
No other District matches played.
International matches
No touring matches this season.
References
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TLVEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=37UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6721%2C5510325
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000031/18780107/087/0004
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000031/18780114/092/0003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18780218/176/0007