1877–78 Scottish Districts season

The 1877-78 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.

1877–78 Scottish Districts season
Countries Scotland
Date1877-78
Matches played4

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]

After 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 four leading teams in the area: Aberdeenshire RFC; Abertay RFC; Red Cross Dundee RFC; and St Andrew's University RFC.

The original intention was for the trial match was to be played at Guthrie Junction between an Aberdeenshire/Red Cross side and 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] It was played instead on 9 February 1878;[4] it ended without a score.[5][6]

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.[7]

Results
Date Try Conversion Penalty Dropped goal Goal from mark Notes
1876–1885 1 try 1 goal 1 goal 1 goal N/A
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

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:

9 February 1878
East of Scotland District 0 - 0 West of Scotland District
Report
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Attendance: 2,000

East of Scotland District:
West of Scotland District:

Trial matches
16 February 1878
3.30pm
Blues Trial 1 goal, 1 try - 1 try Whites Trial
Try: Paterson
Robert Campbell MacKenzie
Con: Malcolm Cross
 Report Try: Little
Glasgow

Blues Trial: P. Russel (West of Scotland), Malcolm Cross (Glasgow Academicals), Robert Campbell MacKenzie (Glasgow Academicals), David Watson (Glasgow Academicals) [captain], G. Q. Paterson (Edinburgh Academicals), Gussie Graham (Edinburgh Academicals), Duncan Irvine (Edinburgh Academicals), John Junor (Glasgow Academicals), E. Ewart (Glasgow Academicals), Stewart Henry Smith (Glasgow Academicals), Henry Melville Napier (West of Scotland), J. Cochrane (West of Scotland), Alexander Petrie (Royal HSFP), Nat Brewis (Edinburgh Institution F.P.), R. G. Strong (Edinburgh Wanderers)
Whites Trial: James Stewart Carrick (Glasgow Academicals), A. D. Dunlop (West of Scotland), G. A. Scott (Royal HSFP), H. W. Little (West of Scotland) [captain], W. Masters (Institution FP), J. Colvil-Edwards (West of Scotland), Louis Auldjo (Abertay), D. Lang (Paisley), John Alexander Neilson (Glasgow Academicals), Robert Ainslie (Institution FP), David Somerville (Institution FP), P. Bone (edinburgh University), H. M. Davidson (Royal HSFP), W. Morton (St. Vincent), J. Raeburn (St. Vincent)

English matches

No other District matches played.

International matches

No touring matches this season.

References
  1. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  2. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  3. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  4. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18780216/104/0009
  7. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
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