1962–63 Scottish Inter-District Championship

1962–63 Scottish Inter-District Championship
1962–63 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Countries	Scotland
Date	1962–63
Champions	Edinburgh
Runners-up	South
Matches played	6

The 1962–63 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.^[1]

This season saw the tenth formal Scottish Inter-District Championship.

Edinburgh District won the competition with 3 wins.^[2]

1962-63 League Table

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Edinburgh District	3	3	0	38	9	+29	6
South	3	2	1	32	19	+13	4
Glasgow District	3	1	2	18	20	-2	2
North and Midlands	3	0	3	9	49	-40	0

Results

Date	Try	Conversion	Penalty	Dropped goal	Goal from mark	Notes
1948–1970	3 points	2 points	3 points	3 points	3 points

Round 1

24 October 1962

South	6 – 0	Glasgow District
Try: Oliver Grant Hollands	Report

Poynder Park, Kelso
Referee: J. R. Hunter (Stewart's College F.P.)

South: J.H. Gray (Hawick), Christy Elliot (Langholm), A. W. Ford (Kelso), George Stevenson (Hawick) [captain], W. Hollands (Gala), A. R. Broatch (Hawick), R. G. Turnbull (Hawick), Norm Suddon (Hawick), Frank Laidlaw (Melrose), G. H. Willison (Hawick), Jim Telfer (Melrose), Billy Hunter (Hawick), Rob Valentine (Hawick), Oliver Grant (Hawick), Charlie Stewart (Kelso)
Glasgow District: A. T. Henderson (Hutchesons' GSFP), G. R. Greig (Glasgow HSFP), D. A. C. Montgomery (Glasgow Academicals), G. M. Simmers (Glasgow Academicals) [captain], P. M. Connelly (Jordanhill), Brian Simmers (Glasgow Academicals), A. E. C. Little (Glasgow HSFP), I. G. C. McLaren (Glasgow HSFP), I. G. Thomson (West of Scotland), T. E. R. Young (West of Scotland), A. J. McKellar (West of Scotland), Hamish Kemp (Glasgow HSFP), A. D. Innes (Glasgow Academicals), Peter Brown (West of Scotland), J. Buchanan (Jordanhill)

Round 2

3 November 1962

North and Midlands	3 – 20	South
Drop: J. R. Clarke	Preview Report	Try: David Chisholm George Stevenson W. Hollands Oliver Grant Con: David Chisholm x 4

McKane Park, Dunfermline
Referee: D. McIntyre (Glasgow HSFP)

North and Midlands: C. C. McLeod (Madras College F.P), A. N. Cook (Gordonians), L. R. Macdonald (Aberdeen GSFP), B. W. Brown (St. Andrews University), A. Bryce (Dunfermline), J. R. Clarke (Perthshire Academicals), Ian McCrae (Gordonians), David Rollo (Howe of Fife), A. G. D. Whyte (Gordonians), I. C. Spence (Gordonians), J. Beveridge (Dunfermline), E. Brocklebank (Madras College F.P.), J. B. Steven (Madras College F.P.) [captain], J. N. Smith (Perthshire Academicals), C. E. S. Burnett (Panmure)
South: J.H. Gray (Hawick), Christy Elliot (Langholm), George Stevenson (Hawick) [captain], A. R. Broatch (Hawick), W. Hollands (Gala), David Chisholm (Melrose), Alex Hastie (Melrose), Norm Suddon (Hawick), Frank Laidlaw (Melrose), G. H. Willison (Hawick), Billy Hunter (Hawick), Jim Telfer (Melrose), Rob Valentine (Hawick), Oliver Grant (Hawick), D. M. Brown (Melrose)

Round 3

17 November 1962

North and Midlands	3 – 11	Edinburgh District
Try: Ian McCrae	Report	Try: Burnet Hinshelwood Robertson Con: Colin Blaikie

Duffus Park, Cupar
Referee: J. Imrie (Hawick)

North and Midlands: B. W. A. Mitchell (Perthshire Academicals), A. N. Cook (Gordonians), C. C. McLeod (Madras College F. P.), B. W. Brown (St. Andrews University), A. Byrce (Dunfermline), J. R. Clarke (Perthshire Academicals), Ian McCrae (Gordonians), G. P. Hill (Gordonians), A. G. D. Whyte (Gordonians), I. C. Spence (Gordonians), J. Beveridge (Dunfermline), A. R. Porteous (Perthshire Academicals), J. B. Steven (Madras College F. P.) [captain], D. G. M. Mowat (Perthshire Academicals), R. J. C. Glasgow (Dunfermline)
Edinburgh District: Colin Blaikie (Heriots F.P), A. J. W. Hinshelwood (Stewart's College F. P.), B. C. Henderson (Edinburgh Wanderers), P. J. Burnet (Edinburgh Academicals), W. S. Robertson (Edinburgh Wanderers), J. Black (Royal HSFP), G. F. Goddard (Heriots F.P.), J. Steven (Edinburgh Wanderers), G. I. Grahamsaw (Royal HSFP), J. B. Neill (Edinburgh Academicals), J. Douglas (Stewart's College F. P.), J. K. Millar (Edinburgh Academicals), I. P. Fisher (Royal HSFP), A. C. McNish (Watsonians), K. I. Ross (Boroughmuir F. P.)

Round 4

1 December 1962

Glasgow District	0 – 11	Edinburgh District
	Report	Try: Jardine Con: Colin Blaikie Pen: Coughtrie Colin Blaikie

Hughenden Stadium
Referee: R. P. Burrell (Gala)

Glasgow District: A. T. Henderson (Hutchesons' GSFP), G. R. Greig (Glasgow HSFP), D. A. C. Montgomery (Glasgow Academicals), G. M. Simmers (Glasgow Academicals) [captain], I. F. Docherty (Glasgow HSFP), Brian Simmers (Glasgow Academicals), A. E. C. Little (Glasgow HSFP), I. G. C. McLaren (Glasgow HSFP), I. G. Thomson (West of Scotland), T. E. R. Young (West of Scotland), A. J. McKellar (West of Scotland), J. S. Couper (Glasgow HSFP), W. Davies (Glasgow University), A. D. Innes (Glasgow Academicals), J. Buchanan (Jordanhill)
Edinburgh District: Colin Blaikie (Heriots F.P), J. D. Jardine (Edinburgh Academicals), B. C. Henderson (Edinburgh Wanderers), P. J. Burnet (Edinburgh Academicals), W. S. Robertson (Edinburgh Wanderers), J. Blake (Royal HSFP), S. Coughtrie (Edinburgh Academicals) [captain], John Steven (Edinburgh Wanderers), J. R. Taylor (Trinity Academicals), J. B. Neill (Edinburgh Academicals), J. L. Gormley (Boroughmuir F.P.), J. K. Millar (Edinburgh Academicals), J. P. Fisher (Royal HSFP), A. C. McNish (Watsonians), K. I. Ross (Boroughmuir F. P.)

Round 5

19 January 1963

Edinburgh District	16 – 6	South
Try: B. C. Henderson S. Coughtrie K. I. Ross Con: Colin Blaikie x 2 Pen: S. Coughtrie	Report	Try: George Stevenson Pen: David Chisholm

Murrayfield Stadium
Referee: G. K. Rome (Glasgow Academicals)

Edinburgh District: Colin Blaikie (Heriots F.P), J. D. Jardine (Edinburgh Academicals), D. L. Lees (Edinburgh Wanderers), B. C. Henderson (Edinburgh Wanderers), W. S. Robertson (Edinburgh Wanderers), J. Blake (Royal HSFP), S. Coughtrie (Edinburgh Academicals) [captain], John Steven (Edinburgh Wanderers), G. I. Grahamslaw (Royal HSFP), J. B. Neill (Edinburgh Academicals), J. K. Millar (Edinburgh Academicals), John Douglas (Stewart's College F.P), J. P. Fisher (Royal HSFP), A. C. McNish (Watsonians), K. I. Ross (Boroughmuir F. P.)
South: J.H. Gray (Hawick), Christy Elliot (Langholm), George Stevenson (Hawick) [captain], A. R. Broatch (Hawick), D. Jackson (Hawick), David Chisholm (Melrose), Alex Hastie (Melrose), Norm Suddon (Hawick), Frank Laidlaw (Melrose), G. H. Willison (Hawick), Jim Telfer (Melrose), Billy Hunter (Hawick), Rob Valentine (Hawick), Oliver Grant (Hawick), D. M. Brown (Melrose)

Round 6

2 March 1963

Glasgow District	18 – 3	North and Midlands
Try: R. G. McCallum T. E. R. Young? G. R. Greig Con: Brian Simmers x 3 Pen: Brian Simmers	Preview Report	Pen: C. C. McLeod

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

Glasgow District: A. T. Henderson (Hutchesons' GSFP), D. A. C. Montgomery (Glasgow Academicals), G. R. Greig (Glasgow HSFP), G. M. Simmers (Glasgow Academicals) [captain], P. M. Connelly (Jordanhill), Brian Simmers (Glasgow Academicals), I. D. Beattie (Jordanhill), I. G. C. McLaren (Glasgow HSFP), I. G. Thomson (West of Scotland), T. E. R. Young (West of Scotland), Hamish Kemp (Glasgow HSFP), A. J. McKellar (West of Scotland), W. Davies (Glasgow University), J. Buchanan (Jordanhill), R. G. McCallum (Greenock Wanderers)
North and Midlands: C. C. McLeod (Madras College F.P) [captain], A. N. Cook (Gordonians), B. W. Brown (St. Andrews University), A. Wilson (Aberdeen University), A. Bryce (Dunfermline), F. N. McKenzie (Aberdeen GSFP), I. G. McCrae (Gordonians), G. P. Mill (Gordonians), A. G. D. Whyte (Gordonians), David Rollo (Howe of Fife), J. Beveridge (Dunfermline), A. R. Porteous (Perthshire Academicals), M. G. Walker (Aberdeen GSFP), D. G. Mowat (Perthshire Academicals), D. A. G. Smith (Perthshire Academicals)

Matches outwith the Championship

Other Scottish matches

10 October 1962

Aberdeen University	0 - 30	North of Scotland District select
	Preview Preview Report

Aberdeen University:
North of Scotland District Select: K. Mulholland (Gordonlans), A. N. Cook (Gordonlans), I. R. Macdonald (Aberdeen GSFP), C. Tennant (Gordonians) S. Keir (Gordonlans), D. Halkerston (Aberdeen Academicals), Ian McCrae (Gordonians), G. P. Hill (Gordonians), A. G. D. Whyte (Gordonians), I. C. Spence (Gordonians) [captain], M. G. H. Gibb (Aberdeen GSFP), R. Taylor (Dounreay), R. Davidson (Aberdeen Academicals), D. W. T. Paul (Aberdeen GSFP), M. G. J. Clark (Gordoninans)

13 October 1962

Glasgow District	3 - 19	Rest of the West
	Preview Result

Old Anniesland, Glasgow

Glasgow District:
Rest of the West:

20 October 1962

North of Scotland District	-	Midlands District
	Preview

Linksfield, Aberdeen

North of Scotland District: K. Mulholland (Gordonlans), N. Cook (Gordonlans), I. R. Macdonald (Aberdeen GSFP), A. Wilson (Aberdeen University). S. Keir (Gordonlans), D. Halkerston (Aberdeen Academicals), Ian McCrae (Gordonians), G. P. Hill (Gordonians), A. G. D. Whyte (Gordonians), I. C. Spence (Gordonians), D. M. Henderson (Aberdeen University), G. W. Fraser (Aberdeen GSFP), W. Balfour (Aberdeen GSFP), D. W. T. Paul (Aberdeen GSFP), I. E. Allan (Gordoninans)
Midlands District: C. C. McLeod (Madras College F.P.), A. W. Sinclair (St. Andrews University), D. J. Whyte (St. Andrews University), B. W. Brown (St. Andrews University), A. Bryce (Dunfermline), J. R. Clarke (Perthshire Academicals), E. Duncan (Madras College F.P.), A Pattullo (Panmure), A. J. Nicol (Howe of Fife), D. M. Brien (Perthshire Academicals), J. W. Smith (Perthshire Academicals), J. Beveridge (Dunfermline), J. B. Steven (Madras College F.P.), D. G. M. Mowat (Perthshire Academicals), C. E. Burnett (Panmure)

Trial matches

15 December 1962

Blues Trial	8 - 6	Whites Trial
Try: David Rollo David Chisholm Con: K. J. F. Scotland	Preview Report	Try: J. Blake K. I. Ross

Murrayfield Stadium
Referee: H. B. Laidlaw (Hawick)

Blues Trial: K. J. F. Scotland (Leicester), R. H. Thomson (London Scottish), J. J. McPartlin (Oxford University), I. H. P. Laughland (London Scottish), W. S. Robinson (Edinburgh Wanderers), David Chisholm (Melrose), J. A. T. Rodd (London Scottish), David Rollo (Howe of Fife), A. G. D. Whyte (Gordonians), J. B. Neill (Edinburgh Academicals), F. H. ten Bos (London Scottish), Mike Campbell-Lamerton (Halifax), R. J. C. Glasgow (Dunfermline), T. O. Grant (Hawick), R. I. Marshall (London Scottish)
Whites Trial: S. Wilson (St. Peter's Hall, Oxford University), D. M. White (St. John's College, Oxford University), R. E. Leslie (Northampton), G. D. Stevenson (Hawick), C. G. Hodgson (London Scottish), J. Blake (Royal HSFP), S. Coughtrie (Edinburgh Academicals) [captain], A. C. W. Boyle (London Scottish), F. A. L. Laidlaw (Melrose), I. C. Spence (Gordonians), Billy Hunter (Hawick), P. K. Stagg (Oxford University), K. I. Ross (Boroughmuir), J. W. Telfer (Melrose), R. A. W. Watherson (London Scottish)

9 February 1963

Blues Trial	23 - 6	Whites Trial
Try: David Rollo Con: S. Coughtrie Pen: S. Coughtrie x 5 Drop: K. J. F. Scotland	Preview Report Report	Try: Colin Blaikie Pen: Colin Blaikie

Murrayfield Stadium
Referee: D. J. C. McMahon (Heriots)

Blues Trial: K. J. F. Scotland (Heriots) [captain], J. A. P. Shackleton (London Scottish), B. C. Henderson (Edinburgh Wanderers), D. M. White (Kelvinside Academicals), G. D. Stevenson (Hawick), J. Blake (Royal HSFP), S. Coughtrie (Edinburgh Academicals), A. C. W. Boyle (London Scottish), N. S. Bruce (London Scottish), David Rollo (Howe of Fife), W. J. Hunter (Hawick), Mike Campbell-Lamerton (Halifax), R. J. C. Glasgow (Dunfermline), W. R. A. Watherston (London Scottish), J. P. Fisher (Royal HSFP)
Whites Trial: Colin Blaikie (Heriots), C. Elliot (Langholm), G. R. Greig (Glasgow HSFP), A. R. Broatch (Hawick), D. J. Whyte (St. Andrews University), R. H. Lamb (Oxford University), Alex Hastie (Melrose), Norm Suddon (Hawick), F. A. L. Laidlaw (Melrose), J. B. Neill (Edinburgh Academicals) [captain], F. H. ten Bos (London Scottish), J. K. Millar (Edinburgh Academicals), J. C. Brash (Middlesbrough), John Douglas (Stewart's College F.P.), K. I. Ross (Boroughmuir) - J. D. Jardine (Edinburgh Academicals) replaced D. J. Whyte after 17 minutes.

2 March 1963

Blues Trial	23 - 20	Whites Trial
Try: Davidson	Preview Report

Murrayfield Stadium
Referee: J. R. Hunter (Stewart's College F.P.)

Blues Trial: T. L. B. Adam (Edinburgh University), C. Elliot (Langholm), K. A. I. Davidson (Watsonians), Gregor Sharp (Stewart's College F.P.), G. D. Stevenson (Hawick), A. R. Broatch (Hawick), R. G. Turnbull (Hawick), I. C. Spence (Gordonians), ? (Stewart's College F.P), Norm Suddon (Hawick), J. K. Millar (Edinburgh Academicals) Jim Telfer (Melrose), K. I. Ross (Hawick), T. O. Grant (Hawick), J. P. Fisher (Royal HSFP) [captain]
Whites Trial: J. H. Gray (Hawick), J. D. Jardine (Edinburgh Academicals), R. W. Cameron (Royal HSFP), David Chisholm (Melrose), D. Jackson (Hawick), K. J. F. Scotland (Heriots) [captain], S. Coughtrie (Edinburgh Academicals), W. A. M. Crow (Edinburgh Wanderers), Frank Laidlaw (Melrose), J. B. Neill (Edinburgh Academicals), Billy Hunter (Hawick), G. W. S. Mitchell (Edinburgh University), A. Jeffrey (Langholm), John Douglas (Stewart's College F.P), ? (Kelso)

English matches

10 October 1962

Durham County	3 - 13	Scottish Border XV
Pen: Chapman	Report	Try: Grieve Brown Con: David Chisholm x 2 Pen: David Chisholm

Gateshead
Referee: F.S. Robson

Durham County: H. Knox, M. G. Adamson, J. A. W. Baker, M. Harvey, J. M. Ranson, A. E. Chapman, A. C. W. A. Eccles, J. E. Close [captain], H. Lamb, D. Jesson, S. Hutton, I. Brown, M. G. Forster, G. C. D. Zissler, P. Ashworth
Scottish Border XV: J.H. Gray (Hawick), Christy Elliot (Langholm), G. D. Stevenson (Hawick) [captain], David Chisholm (Melrose), A. T. Grieve (Langholm), A. R. Broatch (Hawick), R. G. Turnbull (Hawick), A. A. Carson (Gala), Frank Laidlaw (Melrose), Norm Suddon (Hawick), Billy Hunter (Hawick), Jim Telfer (Melrose), Rob Valentine (Hawick), D. M. Brown (Melrose), C. E. B. Stewart (Kelso)

17 October 1962

Scottish Border XV	17 - 6	Royal Air Force RU
Try: Billy Hunter Con: David Chisholm Pen: David Chisholm x 4	Preview Report	Try: Greenhow Pen: Parsons

Poynder Park, Kelso
Referee: G. K. Rome (Glasgow Academicals)

Scottish Border XV: J. H. Gray (Hawick), C. Elliot (Langholm), G. D. Stevenson (Hawick) [captain], David Chisholm (Melrose), W. Hollands (Gala), A. R. Broatch (Hawick), R. G. Turnbull (Hawick), Norm Suddon (Hawick), F. Laidlaw (Melrose), G. H. Willison (Hawick), Billy Hunter (Hawick), C. E. B. Stewart (Kelso), T. O. Grant (Hawick), R. Valentine (Hawick)
RAF: G. Hopkins (Leicester), G. Harries (Bedford), M. Greenhow (Wasps), J. J. Keepe (London Irish), I. Parsons (Saracens), S. Thomas (Bath), M. J. Dymond (Leicester), T. Wilson (Gloucester), J. Berry (Penzance), A. P. Close (Swansea), R. Glazscher (Plymouth), K. J. Mulligan (London Irish), B. E. Morgan (Oxford), K. G. Lappin (Leicester), J. V. McCarthy (London Irish)

International matches

21 November 1962

Glasgow District	cancelled	Canada
	Preview

Glasgow District: A. T. Henderson (Hutchesons' GSFP), G. R. Grieg (Glasgow HSFP), D. A. C. Montgomery (Glasgow Academicals), G. M. Simmers (Glasgow Academicals) [captain], I. F. Docherty (Glasgow HSFP), B. M. Simmers (Glasgow Academicals), A. E. C. Little (Glasgow HSFP), I. G. C. McLaren (Glasgow HSFP), I. G. Thomson (West of Scotland), T. E. R. Young (West of Scotland), A. J. McKellar (West of Scotland), Hamish Kemp (Glasgow HSFP), W. Davies (Glasgow University), A. D. Innes (Glasgow Academicals), J. Buchanan (Jordanhill)
Canada: D. Burgess, G. Full, R. M. Clark, R. McKee, J. Newton, J. D. B. Stubbs, P. J. P. Moroney, D. L. Moore, G. L. C. Paterson, P. R. Grantham, J. Lecky, D. M. Frid, W. G. Biarneson, R. S. Wilson, M. P. Chambers

24 November 1962

Edinburgh District	22 – 3	Canada
Try: Fisher x 2 Robertson x 3 Goddard Con: Colin Blaikie Burnet	Report	Pen: Burgess

Murrayfield Stadium
Referee: H. B. Laidlaw (Hawick)

Edinburgh District: Colin Blaikie (Heriots F.P), J. D. Jardine (Edinburgh Academicals), B. C. Henderson (Edinburgh Wanderers), P. J. Burnet (Edinburgh Academicals), W. S. Robertson (Edinburgh Wanderers), J. Blake (Royal HSFP), G. F. Goddard (Heriots F.P.), John Steven (Edinburgh Wanderers), G. I. Grahamslaw (Royal HSFP), J. B. Neill (Edinburgh Academicals), John Douglas (Stewart's College F.P.), J. K. Millar (Edinburgh Academicals), J. P. Fisher (Royal HSFP), A. C. McNish (Watsonians), K. I. Ross (Boroughmuir F. P.)
Canada: D. Burgess, G. Full, R. M. Clark, R. McKee, J. Newton, J. D. B. Stubbs, P. J. P. Moroney, D. L. Moore, G. L. C. Paterson, P. R. Grantham, J. Lecky, D. M. Frid, W. G. Biarneson, R. S. Wilson, M. P. Chambers

28 November 1962

Provinces District	24 – 12	Canada
Try: David Chisholm Grieve x 2 Billy Hunter ?pushover Con: David Chisholm x 3 Pen: David Chisholm	Report	Try: Granleese Pen: Burnham x 3

Netherdale, Galashiels
Referee: D. C. J. McMahon (Heriots)

Provinces District: J.H. Gray (Hawick), A. T. Grieve (Langholm), A. R. Broatch (Hawick), G. D. Stevenson (Hawick), Christy Elliot (Langholm), David Chisholm (Melrose) [captain], Alex Hastie (Melrose), G. P. Hill (Gordonians), A. G. D. Whyte (Gordonians), I. C. Spence (Gordonians), Billy Hunter (Hawick), Jim Telfer (Melrose), Rob Valentine (Hawick), T. O. Grant (Hawick), R. J. C. Glasgow (Dunfermline)
Canada: I. B. Burnham, W. G. Stover, R. M. Clark, G. Wessels, J. Newton, J. D. B. Stubbs, J. M. Ward, D. L. Moore [captain], P. Frize, P. R. Grantham, D. N. Ure, W. Granleese, B. N. Williams, R. S. Wilson, M. P. Chambers

References

↑ Rowans Rugby Guide. Scottish edition. 1962-63. pub. Rowans Ltd. 70 Buchanan St. Glasgow
↑ Rowans Rugby Guide. Scottish edition. 1963-64. pub. Rowans Ltd. 70 Buchanan St. Glasgow

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[1] Rowans Rugby Guide. Scottish edition. 1962-63. pub. Rowans Ltd. 70 Buchanan St. Glasgow

[2] Rowans Rugby Guide. Scottish edition. 1963-64. pub. Rowans Ltd. 70 Buchanan St. Glasgow

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