1980–81 Scottish Inter-District Championship
{{Short description|Rugby union competition}}
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| date = 1980–81
| champions = South
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| runnersup = Glasgow District
| matches = 6
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| prevseason = {{nowrap|1979–80 Scottish Inter-District Championship}}
| nextseason = {{nowrap|1981–82 Scottish Inter-District Championship}}
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The 1980–81 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. 1980.
This season saw the 28th 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. 1981.
1980-81 League Table
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|align="left"| South |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 12 | +74 | 6 |
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|align="left"| Glasgow District |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 54| | ||
| 6 | 4 | ||||||
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|align="left"| Edinburgh District |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 33 | +41 | 2 |
| align="left"| North and Midlands
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 118| | ||
| 109 | 0 |
Results
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!scope="col" width="100px"|Date !scope="col" width="80px"|Try !scope="col" width="80px"|Conversion !scope="col" width="80px"|Penalty !scope="col" width="80px"|Dropped goal !scope="col" width="80px"|Goal from mark !scope="col" width="200px"|Notes |
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!1977–1991 |4 points |2 points |3 points |3 points |{{n/a}} |
=Round 1=
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date = 6 December 1980
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Edinburgh District:
Glasgow District:
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date = 6 December 1980
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North and Midlands:
South:
=Round 2=
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date = 13 December 1980
|home = North and Midlands
|score = 0 – 50
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19801208&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Preview]
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19801215&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]
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North and Midlands:
Edinburgh District:
=Round 3=
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South:
Edinburgh District:
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Glasgow District:
North and Midlands:
=Round 4=
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South:
Glasgow District:
Matches outwith the Championship
=Other Scottish matches=
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date = 8 October 1980
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Glasgow:
Rest of the West:
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date = 13 December 1980
|home = South
|score = 23 – 10
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|stadium = Mansfield Park, Hawick
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|referee = W. O. Davies (Wales)
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South:
Anglo-Scots:
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Anglo-Scots:
Edinburgh District:
=Junior matches=
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date = 5 November 1980
|home = Glasgow District
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Glasgow:
South:
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date = 25 November 1980
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|score = –
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South:
Midlands District:
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|date = 26 November 1980
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Edinburgh District:
Glasgow District:
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date = 17 February 1981
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South:
Edinburgh District:
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date = 17 February 1981
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Midlands District:
Glasgow District:
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date = 3 March 1981
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Midlands District:
Edinburgh District:
=English matches=
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|date = 16 September 1980
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|home = {{flagicon|ENG}} Durham County 'B'
|score = 15 - 26
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Durham County 'B':
Edinburgh District 'B':
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|date = 24 September 1980
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Yorkshire:
Edinburgh District:
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|date = 30 September 1980
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|home = South of Scotland District
|score = 26 - 27
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|away = {{flagicon|ENG}} Durham County
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|stadium = Milntown, Langholm
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|referee = I. C. Henderson (Trinity Academicals)
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South of Scotland District:
Durham County:
=Irish matches=
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|date = 6 September 1980
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|home = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Connacht
|score = 3 - 15
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Connacht:
Glasgow District:
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|date = 8 September 1980
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|home = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Irish Army
|score = 3 - 35
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19800908&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Preview]
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19800909&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]
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Irish Army:
Glasgow District:
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|date = 17 September 1980
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|home = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Connacht
|score = 6 - 6
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19800920&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]
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|referee = H. O' Connor (Connacht)
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Connacht:
South of Scotland District:
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|date = 19 September 1980
|time =
|home = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Leinster
|score = 21 - 10
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19800922&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]
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|referee = O. Doyle (Leinster)
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Leinster:
South of Scotland District:
=Welsh matches=
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|date = 15 September 1980
|time =
|home = {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff District
|score = 6 - 21
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19800916&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]
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|referee = T. Doocey (New Zealand)
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Cardiff District:
North and Midlands:
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|date = 16 September 1980
|time =
|home = {{flagicon|WAL}} Mid District
|score = 13 - 9
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19800917&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Score]
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Mid District:
North and Midlands:
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|date = 18 September 1980
|time =
|home = {{flagicon|WAL}} East District
|score = -
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Mid District:
North and Midlands:
=Australian matches=
{{Rugbybox
|date = 15 October 1980
|time =
|home = South of Scotland District
|score = 15 - 15
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19801016&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]
|away = {{flagicon|AUS}} Queensland
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|stadium = Netherdale
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|referee = D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland)
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South of Scotland District:
Queensland:
=Trial matches=
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|date = 3 January 1981
|time =
|home = Blues Trial
|score = 32 - 26
|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19810105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report]
|away = Whites Trial
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|stadium = Murrayfield Stadium
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|referee = A. M. Hosie (Hillhead)
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Blues:
Whites: