1970–71 Scottish Inter-District Championship
{{Short description|Rugby union competition}}
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| date = 1970–71
| champions = South
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| runnersup = Glasgow District
| matches = 5
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| prevseason = {{nowrap|1969–70 Scottish Inter-District Championship}}
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The 1970–71 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.Forsyth's Rugby Record. pub. R. W. Forsyth Princes Street, Edinburgh & Renfield Street, Glasgow. 1970.
This season saw the 18th Scottish Inter-District Championship.
South won the competition with 3 wins.Forsyth's Rugby Record. pub. R. W. Forsyth Princes Street, Edinburgh & Renfield Street, Glasgow. 1971.
1970-71 League Table
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| width="200"|Team
!width="20"|P !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|PF !width="20"|PA !width="25"|+/- !width="20"|Pts | |||||||
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|align="left"| South |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 6 |
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|align="left"| Glasgow District |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 2 |
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|align="left"| Edinburgh District |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 49| | ||
| 5 | 2 | ||||||
| align="left"| North and Midlands
|2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 31| | ||
| 11 | 0 |
Results
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!1948–1970 |3 points |2 points |3 points |3 points |3 points |
=Round 1=
{{rugbybox
|date = 28 October 1970
|home = South
|score = 12 – 9
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1Oo9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4056%2C5493057 Preview]
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1eo9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6131%2C5746583 Report]
|away = Glasgow District
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|stadium = Poynder Park, Kelso
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|referee = D. C. J. McMahon (Heriot's F.P)
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South:
Glasgow District:
=Round 2=
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date = 7 November 1970
|home = Edinburgh District
|score = 22 – 17
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IJVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4431%2C1401038 Preview]
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IZVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2212%2C1637659 Report]
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|stadium = Inverleith, Edinburgh
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|referee = D. M. Davies (Swansea)
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Edinburgh District:
North and Midlands:
=Round 3=
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date = 21 November 1970
|home = North and Midlands
|score = 3 – 9
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LJVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4421%2C4154702 Preview]
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LZVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1893%2C4389078 Report]
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|stadium = Seafield, Aberdeen
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|referee = Alan Hosie (Hillhead HSFP)
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South:
North and Midlands:
=Round 4=
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date = 5 December 1970
|home = Glasgow District
|score = 20 – 16
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rN09AAAAIBAJ&sjid=LkgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3972%2C998787 Preview]
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rd09AAAAIBAJ&sjid=LkgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2235%2C1259340 Report]
|away = Edinburgh District
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|stadium = Hughenden Stadium
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|referee = M. J. Barry (Munster)
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Glasgow District:
Edinburgh District:
=Round 5=
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date = 27 January 1971
|home = South
|score = 12 – 6
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_5RAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2600%2C4690500 Preview]
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AJVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6467%2C4900176 Report]
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|referee = F. Parker (Stirling County)
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South:
Edinburgh District:
=Round 6=
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date = cancelled after 2 postponements
|home = Glasgow District
|score = - – -
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Glasgow District:
North and Midlands:
Matches outwith the Championship
=Other Scottish matches=
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 November 1970
|home = Edinburgh District
|score = 5 – 3
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19701126&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]
|away = Anglo-Scots
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|stadium = Meadowbank Stadium
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|referee = R. F. Johnson (Kent)
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Edinburgh District:
Anglo-Scots:
=Trial matches=
=English matches=
=International matches=
References
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