Cities District (rugby union)

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Founded1893

Cities District is a select Scottish provincial amateur rugby union team that draws its players from Glasgow District and Edinburgh District. It is occasionally known as the Glasgow-Edinburgh District side.

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Founded in 1893, the Cities District team - and its corresponding Provinces District team - was created, thus halving Scotland's representative rugby union area in two. [1]

History

Formation

To include other players when selecting the international team, the Cities v Provinces District match was introduced by the Scottish Rugby Union in the 1893–94 season.

The match was first played on Saturday 23 December 1893. The Provinces District was deemed a 'Rest of Scotland' side; though the 'Rest of Scotland' term was fluid dependent on the opposition. [2]

Recent matches

The most recent Cities District match was an Under 23 side that faced Black Lion from Tbilisi in Georgia on 25 April 2024 in Edinburgh. Black Lion won that match 38 - 0. [3]

Partial list of games played against international opposition

YearDateOpponentVenueResultScoreTour
193516 OctoberFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss8 - 9 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada
194715 OctoberFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss9 - 23 1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
195131 OctoberFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss11 - 43 1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
195325 NovemberFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss3 - 23 1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
19574 DecemberFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss3 - 9 1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
196016 NovemberFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss11- 16 1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
196320 NovemberFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow Loss3 - 33 1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
196616 NovemberFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow Loss11 - 18 1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
197212 DecemberFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow Loss10 - 16 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
197314 NovemberFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow Win18 - 13 1973 Argentina rugby union tour of Ireland and Scotland
199415 NovemberFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Development XV Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow [4]
19963 NovemberFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss19 - 37 1996 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

Notable former players

Scotland Internationalists

References

  1. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  2. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved March 17, 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Black Lion come out on top against Edinburgh/Glasgow combined U23 team".
  4. ↑ "Muller drops in to strengthen the Springboks. Centre goes into action". 15 November 1994.
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