1997–98 Scottish Inter-District Championship

The 1997–98 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's professional district teams. For 1997-98 season the Scottish Inter-District Championship was sponsored by Inter-City Trains. Hence the Championship became known as the Inter-City and the Cup won became the Inter-City Cup.

1997–98 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Countries	Scotland
Champions	Edinburgh Rugby
Runners-up	Glasgow Warriors
Matches played	6

1997-98 League Table

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Edinburgh	3	2	0	1	76	55	+21	4
Glasgow	3	2	0	1	67	49	+18	4
Caledonia Reds	3	2	0	1	49	54	-5	4
Border Reivers	3	0	0	3	34	68	-34	0

Results

Round 1

17 October 1997

Border Reivers	15 – 20	Caledonian Reds
Try: Nicol Stanger Con: Aitchison Pen: Welsh	Report	Try: Patterson Pen: McKenzie Shepherd x 4

Riverside Park, Jedburgh Referee: J.R. Dickson (Madras FP)

19 October 1997

Glasgow	36 – 20	Edinburgh
Try: James Craig x 2 Tommy Hayes Con: Tommy Hayes x 3 Pen: Tommy Hayes x 5	Report	Try: Ally McLean Pen: Ally McLean x 5

Scotstoun Stadium Referee: I Ramage (Berwick)

Round 2

24 October 1997

Border Reivers	9 – 17	Glasgow
Pen: Craig Chalmers x 3	Report	Try: Derek Stark Pen: Tommy Hayes x 4

Philiphaugh, Selkirk Referee: Jim Fleming (Boroughmuir)

26 October 1997

Edinburgh	25 – 9	Caledonia Reds
Try: Dall Burns Pen: Hodge x 5	Report	Pen: Shepherd x 3

Inverleith Park Referee: C Muir (Langholm)

Round 3

4 January 1998

Caledonia Reds	20 – 14	Glasgow
Try: John Manson Dave McIvor Con: Rowen Shepherd x 2 Pen: Rowen Shepherd x 2	Report	Try: Chris Simmers Gordon Bulloch Con: Tommy Hayes x 2

Rubislaw Playing Fields Attendance: 2000 Referee: Jim Fleming (Boroughmuir)

4 January 1998

Edinburgh	31 – 10	Border Reivers
Try: Cameron Glasgow D Hodge Blair Meyer McLean Con: D Hodge x 3	Report	Try: Scott Nichol Con: Craig Chalmers Pen: Craig Chalmers

Inverleith Park Referee: J Pearson

References