Cities District (rugby union)

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.

Cities
Full nameCities District
Founded1893

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
Main article: Scottish District rugby structure

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]

Partial list of games played against international opposition
Year Date Opponent Venue Result Score Tour
1935 16 October  New Zealand Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss 8 - 9 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada
1947 15 October  Australia Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss 9 - 23 1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
1951 31 October  South Africa Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss 11 - 43 1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
1953 25 November  New Zealand Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss 3 - 23 1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
1957 4 December  Australia Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss 3 - 9 1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
1960 16 November  South Africa Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss 11- 16 1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
1963 20 November  New Zealand Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow Loss 3 - 33 1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
1966 16 November  Australia Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow Loss 11 - 18 1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
1972 12 December  New Zealand Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow Loss 10 - 16 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
1973 14 November  Argentina Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow Win 18 - 13 1973 Argentina rugby union tour of Ireland and Scotland
1994 15 November  South Africa Development XV Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow [3]
1996 3 November  Australia Old Anniesland, Glasgow Loss 19 - 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. "Muller drops in to strengthen the Springboks. Centre goes into action". 15 November 1994.
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