1959–60 Scottish Inter-District Championship

Rugby union competition Scotland 1959–60 South / North and Midlands / Edinburgh Glasgow District 6 1958–59 Scottish Inter-District Championship 1960–61 Scottish Inter-District Championship The 1959–60 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams. This season saw the seventh formal Scottish Inter-District Championship. South, North and Midlands and Edinburgh District won the competition with two wins and a loss each. Glasgow's 32 - 0 loss to the South led to calls for the Glasgow District to be partitioned into Glasgow (northwards to Stirling) as a 'city' team and a South-West district (Renfrewshire and Ayrshire to Stranraer and Wigtownshire).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q3dAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4704,8848258 The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search 1959-60 League Table TeamPWDLPFPA+/-Pts South32015822+364 North and Midlands32013223+94 Edinburgh District32013135-44 Glasgow District30031455-410 Results DateTryConversionPenaltyDropped goalGoal from markNotes1948–19703 points2 points3 points3 points3 points Round 1 24 October 1959 South 32 – 0 PreviewReport Glasgow District Philiphaugh Stadium, Selkirk H. W. Leach (Aberdeenshire) South: Glasgow District: Round 2 7 November 1959 South 14 – 9 PreviewScore North and Midlands Riverside Park, Jedburgh South: North and Midlands: Round 3 21 November 1959 North and Midlands 12 – 6 PreviewReport Edinburgh District Linksfield Stadium, Aberdeen R. P. Burrell (Gala) North and Midlands: Edinburgh District: Round 4 5 December 1959 Glasgow District 11 – 12 PreviewReport Edinburgh District Hughenden Stadium Glasgow District: Edinburgh District: Round 5 16 January 1960 Edinburgh District 13 – 12 PreviewReport South Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh District: South: Round 6 13 February 1960 Glasgow District 3 – 11 PreviewReport North and Midlands Murrayfield Stadium J. Imrie (Hawick) Glasgow District: North and Midlands: References 2 Category:1959–60 in Scottish rugby union Category:Scottish Inter-District Championship seasons