1974–75 Scottish Inter-District Championship


The 1974–75 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.
This season saw the 22nd Scottish Inter-District Championship.
North and Midlands and Glasgow District shared the competition with 2 wins and 1 loss.
The SRU allowed substitutes to be used in inter-district matches.
The Probables versus Possibles match was played in three thirds of 30 minutes each.

1974-75 League Table

TeamPWDLPFPA+/-Pts
North and Midlands32013626+104
Glasgow District32012928+14
Edinburgh District31022732-52
South31022935-60

Results

DateTryConversionPenaltyDropped goalGoal from markNotes
1971–19774 points2 points3 points3 points3 points-

Round 1

South of Scotland: G. A. Fairbairn, Drew Gill, Jim Renwick, Alastair Cranston, G. W. Turnbull, Arthur Brown, Roy Laidlaw Jim Aitken, Colin Deans, Norman Pender, Ian Barnes, Alan Tomes, R. Lindores, Gordon Dickson, Tommy Elliot


Glasgow District: A. Campbell, David Shedden, Michael Hunter, J. F. G. Stewart, Lewis Dick, D. F. Reid, H. R. McHardy, Ian McLauchlan, R. F. A. Balfour, Sandy Carmichael, I. A. Gray, D. Gray, Richie Dixon, D. M. Gilmore, R. Haldane

Round 2

South of Scotland: Arthur Brown, Drew Gill, Jim Renwick, Alastair Cranston, A. B. White, Colin Telfer, Roy Laidlaw, Jim Aitken, Colin Deans, B. Hislop, Ian Barnes, Alan Tomes, R. Lindores, Gordon Dickson, Tommy Elliot Replacement: Harry Carruthers for A. B. White


Edinburgh District: Bruce Hay, Andy Irvine, Graham Hogg, Ian Forsyth, J. Dunney, F. N. Dall, K. J. W. Smith, W. S. Noble, J. C. Munro, J. A. Stewart, M. Kennedy, Iain Lambie, A. Ingle-Finch, Bill Watson, N. M. Morrison

Round 3

Edinburgh District:


Glasgow District:
North and Midlands:


South of Scotland:

Round 4

North and Midlands:


Edinburgh District:

Round 5

Glasgow District:


North and Midlands:

Matches outwith the Championship

Other Scottish matches

Renfrewshire:


Ayrshire:
Edinburgh District:


Anglo-Scots:
North of Scotland:


Midlands District:
North and Midlands: W. D. Aitchison, T. D. Dunlop, M. B. Paul, J. Adams, D. I. Oliver, D. W. Arneil, N. B. Leitch, T. E. R. Young, A. S. Fraser, R. D. Young, C. E. Snape, C. A. Galbraith, I. D. Coull, George Mackie, David Leslie


Anglo-Scots: R. S. Money, J. P. D. Macdonald, A. P. Friell, S. M. Griffin, D. G. Fowlie, R. Wilson, Alan Lawson, D. Fairbairn, D. S. Madsen, M. S. Lovett, Alastair McHarg, P. R. Hay, R. A. Mackenzie, R. W. M. Whitefield, J. G. Millican
Glasgow District:


Anglo-Scots:

Trial matches

Probables: D. Aitchison, W. C. C. Steele, J. M. Renwick, I. R. McGeechan, L. G. Dick, C. Telfer, A. J. M. Lawson, J. Aitken, R. F. A. Balfour, N. A. K. Pender, A. J. Tomes, I. A. Barnes, N. A. McEwan, D. S. Watson, W. Lauder Replacement: Alan Friell moved from Possibles to play for Probables to replace Ian McGeechan; the tight five of Ian McLauchlan, D. F. Madsen, Sandy Carmichael, McHarg and Brown were promoted in the second third; Leslie and Biggar were promoted in the second third; Morgan was promoted to Probables in the last third.


Possibles: B. Hay, A. D. Gill, A. P. Friell, A. Dougan, T. D. Dunlop, R. Wilson, D. Morgan, Ian McLauchlan, D. F. Madsen, Sandy Carmichael, A. F. McHarg, G. L. Brown, R. A. Mackenzie, D. G. Leslie, M. A. Biggar Replacement: M. Hunter replaced A. Dougan; David Bell replaced Friell when he moved to play for Probables; McEwen and Watson were demoted in the second third; Balfour was demoted to Possibles in the last third.


Reserves in attendance as possible replacements: A. H. White, M. D. Hunter, D. L. Bell, H. R. McHardy, A. C. Wilson, C. D. Fisher, D. J. M. Smith, R. J. Dixon, A. J. Preston

English matches

Edinburgh District:


Northumberland:
Scottish Borders:


Durham County:
Glasgow District:


Cumberland and Westmorland:
Cumberland and Westmorland:


Edinburgh District:

International matches

Glasgow District:


Tonga: