1880–81 Scottish Districts season


The 1880-81 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.
It includes the East of Scotland District versus West of Scotland District trial match.

History

On 18 October 1880 the Honorary Secretary of the Scottish Rugby Union, Nat Brewis, announced a new District fixture: the North of Scotland District versus the South of Scotland District. The new fixture was scheduled for 1 January 1881. The teams were announced on 31 December 1880. However there are no reports of the match coming to fruition.
Nil-Nil at half time, the Inter-City match changed when Glasgow's Malcom Cross left the field injured. At the time there were no substitutes and Glasgow had to play with 14 men.
The East v West was postponed due to frost, but re-scheduled for 5 February 1881.
Writing in October 1942 in The Scotsman, E. D. H. Sewell states that referees came into the game in 1885-86 season; before that the captains ran the match; after that two umpires one chosen from each team. But it can be seen from the refereeing appointment of Nat Brewis in the East v West district match that referees were chosen well before that season.

Results

Inter-City

Glasgow District:


Edinburgh District:

Other Scottish matches

East: B. A. Cunningham ; T. Begbie, N. J. Finlay, ; W. H. Masters, P. W. Smeaton ; A. G. Petrie, H. M. Davidson, J. H. S. Duncan, C. Reid, G. Alexander.. R. Ainslie, D. Somerville, R. Maitland, R. S. F. Henderson. W. A. Peterkin .


West: J. S. Carrick , R. C. Mackenzie, D. W. Kidston, R. Steele ; J. A. Campbell, A. B Graham ; B. Allay, B. G. Allan, J. B. Brown, David Cassels, David McCowan. J. B. Gemmell, R. E. Menzies. A. L. M'Clure, George Robb

English matches

No other District matches played.

International matches

No touring matches this season.