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Combined Scottish Districts

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What was officially designated a Glasgow and Districts fifteen, was really a Scottish one, containing as it did men from all parts of the country, north, south, east, and west, proved no match yesterday for the South Africans who then played their second and concluding engagement in Scotland.
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Like all District sides in Scotland, this was open to any nationality of players that played in Scotland. However, in practice it was used to showcase Scottish talent, and the side was formed primarily to play against international opposition.
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The last match the side played was against Australia in 1996. This match was organised before the Scottish districts turned professional.
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The first international match of the Combined Scottish Districts side can be taken as on 27 November 1912 to play against South Africa at
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It was officially billed as a 'Glasgow and Districts' side but a cursory look at the side reveals players from
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Occasionally the Combined Scottish Districts side would play against other District sides in Scotland.
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The first match can be taken as the 'Scottish side' which played the Anglo-Scots on
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reported the team more accurately as a 'Scottish' side. It noted:
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SCOTTISH FIFTEEN v SOUTH AFRICANS. EASY VICTORY FOR THE COLONIALS
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1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada
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reported the resulting team as a 'Glasgow and Districts' side.
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Partial list of games played against international opposition
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1965 South Africa rugby union tour of Scotland and Ireland
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1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
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Index

Roy Laidlaw
rugby union
Glasgow District
Edinburgh District
North of Scotland District
Midlands District
South of Scotland District
Scottish Exiles District
Scottish District rugby structure
23 December 1911
New Anniesland
South of Scotland District
Midlands District
Edinburgh District
Glasgow District
Glasgow District
South of Scotland District
Borth Todd
Midlands District
Edinburgh District
Sandy Gunn
John Hume
Roy Laidlaw
South Africa
New Anniesland
Glasgow
1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
South Africa
Mansfield Park
Hawick

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