1971–72 Scottish Inter-District Championship

1971–72 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Countries	Scotland
Date	1971–72
Champions	Edinburgh District
Runners-up	Glasgow District
Matches played	7

The 1971–72 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.[1]

This season saw the 19th Scottish Inter-District Championship.

Edinburgh District won the competition after defeating Glasgow District in a play-off.[2]

1971-72 League Table

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Glasgow District	3	2	0	1	52	43	+9	4
Edinburgh District	3	2	0	1	42	36	+6	4
South	3	1	0	2	54	32	+22	2
North and Midlands	3	1	0	2	28	65	-37	2

Results

Date	Try	Conversion	Penalty	Dropped goal	Goal from mark	Notes
1971–1977	4 points	2 points	3 points	3 points	3 points

Round 1

27 October 1971

Edinburgh District	13 – 12	South
	Preview Report

Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 5000 Referee: Alan Hosie (Hillhead HSFP)

Edinburgh District:
South:

Round 2

6 November 1971

North and Midlands	21 – 6	Glasgow District
	Preview Report

Rubislaw Playing Fields, Aberdeen Referee: R. F. King (Portobello F. P.)

North and Midlands:
Glasgow District:

Round 3

24 November 1971

Glasgow District	12 – 10	South
	Preview Report Report

Hughenden Stadium Referee: D. W. G. Gray (Gordonians)

Glasgow District:
South:

Round 4

4 December 1971

Glasgow District	24 – 12	Edinburgh District
	Preview Report

Hughenden Stadium Referee: T. F. E. Grierson (Hawick)

Glasgow District:
Edinburgh District:

4 December 1971

South	32 – 7	North and Midlands
	Preview Report

The Greenyards, Melrose Referee: M. H. Titcombe (Bristol)

South:
North and Midlands:

Round 5

22 January 1972

North and Midlands	0 – 17	Edinburgh District
	Preview Report

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

North and Midlands:
Edinburgh District:

Play-off

4 April 1972

Edinburgh District	20 – 16	Glasgow District
	Preview Preview Report

Murrayfield Stadium Referee: T. F. E. Grierson (Hawick)

Edinburgh District:
Glasgow District:

Matches outwith the Championship

Other Scottish matches

Trial matches

18 December 1971

Blues Trial	31 – 16	Whites Trial
	Preview Report

Murrayfield Stadium Referee: J. Young (Heriots)

Blues Trial:
Whites Trial:

English matches

International matches

References

1. Forsyth's Rugby Record. pub. R. W. Forsyth Princes Street, Edinburgh & Renfield Street, Glasgow. 1971.
2. Forsyth's Rugby Record. pub. R. W. Forsyth Princes Street, Edinburgh & Renfield Street, Glasgow. 1972.