Glasgow District (rugby union)
| Full name | Glasgow District |
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| Founded |
amateur 1872 professional'' 1996 |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
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Glasgow District was a select provincial amateur rugby union team that drew its players mainly from the Greater Glasgow area, as well as others from the rest of the west of Scotland; roughly corresponding to the old Strathclyde regional council area. Historically the Glasgow District team played matches against touring teams visiting Scotland from abroad, and also competed in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.
The Glasgow District rugby union team was founded in 1872. The team played the world's first inter-district match that year against Edinburgh District rugby union team.
The amateur Glasgow District side evolved into the professional Glasgow Warriors side in 1996; one year after rugby union allowed professionalism in 1995.
The Glasgow District side was formed in 1872 to play against an Edinburgh District side.
The teams met on 23 November 1872 at Burnbank and Edinburgh won 1 drop goal – 0 in a 20-a-side fixture. This is the oldest inter-district match in the world and to mark this the current Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby sides play for the 1872 Cup every year.
The first Glasgow team in 1872:-
Backs: Thomas Chalmers (Glasgow Academicals), William Davie Brown (Glasgow Academicals),
William Hamilton Kidston (West of Scotland)
Half Backs: William Cross (Glasgow Academicals), T. A. Drew (Glasgow Academicals)
Quarters: George Buchanan McClure (West of Scotland), John Arthur (Glasgow Academicals) [Captain]
Forwards: John Kennedy Todd, Henry William Allan, Charles Chalmers Bryce, George Raphael Fleming,
J.S. Thomson, J.K. Brown (all Glasgow Academicals)
James Howe McClure, J. Kennedy, J.P. Tennant, R. Wilson, G. Hunter, A. Cochrane (all West of Scotland)
J.W. Reid (Glasgow University)
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