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could have scored more. Scotland finally managed to score a try, against
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Merchiston goal the resulting try was appealed against on the ground that no player may cross the line whilst holding the ball. The previous rule at
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and this initial lack of support from traditional club fans – called for retrenchment. After two seasons, the SRU 'merged' the four teams into two. This resulted in short-lived name changes: Edinburgh merged with the Border
Reivers to form a team to be known as Edinburgh Reivers; and Glasgow merged
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The period after World War II was not a successful one for Scotland. In 1951, the touring Springboks massacred Scotland 44-0 scoring nine tries, a then record defeat. Scotland suffered 17 successive defeats between February 1951 and February 1955, scored only 54 points in these 17 games: 11 tries,
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in 1878 by the members of the short-lived Calcutta Rugby Club. The members had decided to disband: the cup was crafted from melted-down silver rupees which became available when the club's funds were withdrawn from the bank. The Cup is unique in that it is competed for annually only by England and
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The outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 brought rugby union in Scotland to a halt. The SRU cancelled all arranged trial and international matches and encouraged the member clubs to carry on as best they could. Some clubs closed down, others amalgamated and carried on playing other
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Unfortunately the Border side was still unsustainable and it folded again in 2007. Establishing four professional districts once again remains a long-term goal of the SRU and the now likelier candidate Caledonia Reds will be re-established when the SRU believe financial circumstances permit.
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Such a state of affairs could not continue indefinitely and a group of men from The Edinburgh Academical Football Club convened a series of meetings and, in 1868, with the agreement of the other schools and clubs, set out and had printed rules for the game in Scotland.
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on 8 December 1870 and signed by the captains of five Scottish clubs, inviting any team "selected from the whole of England" to a 20-a-side game to be played under the Rugby rules. The notice itself was inconspicuous, being slotted in between other items.
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felt it necessary to include the word 'Rugby' in their title. Indeed, the Scottish Football Union, formed in 1873, did not alter its name to become the Scottish Rugby Union until 1924 - the year prior to the opening of Murrayfield.
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which permitted payments to players. However, no such split took place in Scotland where the clubs continued to play rugby union. Fourteen Scottish players would cross over and play rugby league in England before amateurism was
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was suggested SRU officials were concerned that Scottish club sides could not compete against the best teams from France and England and that Scotland's District teams might do better if they became centrally funded.
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The resulting booklet Laws of Football as played by the Principal Clubs in Scotland, became known as The Green Book. Alas, no copy survives but it is worthy of note that neither the clubs nor
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Unions to run a truly nationwide club league. This was introduced in 1973 and still flourishes today with several of the country's original clubs still very much in evidence, such as
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The Celtic League was further extended with the introduction of Italian professional sides. This resulted in another name change and the professional league became known as the
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France and never played for Scotland again. Scotland had been in the lead but the match finished level and Scotland had to face New Zealand in the quarter-final. They lost.
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still takes place, and involves scrummaging. Scottish soccer enthusiasts also cite these games as ancestral to their sport, despite their greater similarity to rugby.
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for its first season, but fixture congestion prompted the ending of the Welsh-Scottish competition in favour of the expanded tournament.
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2057:History of
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1734:Premiership
1656:Six Nations
1455:. bbc.co.uk
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1214:Jason White
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598:World Rugby
592:World Rugby
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202:(1845) and
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58:rugby union
2211:Categories
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2067:First tier
2061:by country
1750:Division 3
1746:Division 2
1742:Division 1
1459:27 October
1339:References
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1160:Barbarians
1102:Andy Nicol
1056:Celtic Cup
859:Grand Slam
855:David Sole
844:Jim Aitken
840:Grand Slam
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1651:World Cup
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1322:See also
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50:football
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1926:History
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261:versus
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1866:Teams
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1314:Also
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565:Wales
101:Italy
89:Wales
83:with
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1765:East
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1593:U-17
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