1977 �78 SCOTTISH INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

1977–78 Scottish Inter-District Championship
1977–78 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Countries	Scotland
Date	1977–78
Champions	Glasgow / South / Edinburgh
Runners-up	North and Midlands
Matches played	6
	← 1976–77 Scottish Inter-District Championship 1978–79 Scottish Inter-District Championship →

The 1977–78 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.^[1]

This season saw the 25th Scottish Inter-District Championship.

South, Glasgow District and Edinburgh District shared the competition with 2 wins and 1 loss each.^[2]

1977-78 League Table

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Glasgow District	3	2	1	56	15	+41	4
South	3	2	1	57	34	+23	4
Edinburgh District	3	2	1	49	34	+15	4
North and Midlands	3	0	3	7	86	-79	0

Results

Date	Try	Conversion	Penalty	Dropped goal	Goal from mark	Notes
1977–1991	4 points	2 points	3 points	3 points	—

Round 1

25 October 1977

Glasgow District	4 – 6	Edinburgh District
	Preview Report

Hughenden Stadium
Referee: W. K. Burrell (Gala)

Glasgow District: C. D. R. Mair (West of Scotland), T. Dunlop (West of Scotland), W. V. Dobbs (Kilmarnock), R. B. Campbell (Kilmarnock),
David Shedden ( West of Scotland), B. M. Gossman (West of Scotland), H. R. McHardy (Kilmarnock), J. MacLauchlan (Jordanhill) [captain],
R. H. Allan (Kilmarnock), Hugh Campbell ( Jordanhill), J. A. Martin (Jordanhill), D. J. M. Smith (Glasgow HSFP),
J. G. Carswell (Jordanhill), D. S. M. Macdonald (West of Scotland), D. G. Leslie (West of Scotland)
Edinburgh District:

Round 2

29 October 1977

South	25 – 0	North and Midlands
	Preview Report

Riverside Park, Jedburgh
Referee: N. R. Sanson (London Scottish)

South:
North and Midlands:

Round 3

10 December 1977

North and Midlands	3 – 33	Glasgow District
	Preview Report

University Park, St. Andrews
Referee: W. A. Bryce (Edinburgh Northern)

North and Midlands:
Glasgow District:

10 December 1977

Edinburgh District	15 – 26	South
	Preview Report

Jock's Lodge, Edinburgh
Referee: I. M. L. Thomas (Manchester)

Edinburgh District:
South:

Round 4

17 December 1977

Glasgow District	19 – 6	South
	Preview Report

Hughenden Stadium
Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland)

Glasgow District:
South:

17 December 1977

Edinburgh District	28 – 4	North and Midlands
	Preview Report

Myreside
Referee: J. Short (Hawick)

Edinburgh District:
North and Midlands:

Matches outwith the Championship

Other Scottish matches

11 October 1977

Glasgow District	–	Anglo-Scots
	Preview

Hughenden Stadium

Glasgow District:
Anglo-Scots:

Trial matches

7 January 1978

Blues Trial	-	Whites Trial
	Preview

Murrayfield Stadium

Blues:
Whites:

References

^ Forsyth's Rugby Record. pub. R. W. Forsyth Princes Street, Edinburgh & Renfield Street, Glasgow. 1977.
^ Forsyth's Rugby Record. pub. R. W. Forsyth Princes Street, Edinburgh & Renfield Street, Glasgow. 1978.

[auto-1] Forsyth's Rugby Record. pub. R. W. Forsyth Princes Street, Edinburgh & Renfield Street, Glasgow. 1977.

[2] Forsyth's Rugby Record. pub. R. W. Forsyth Princes Street, Edinburgh & Renfield Street, Glasgow. 1978.

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1977-78 League Table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Matches outwith the Championship

Other Scottish matches

Trial matches

References

1977-78 League Table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Matches outwith the Championship

Other Scottish matches

Trial matches

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