# 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship

The 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.
This season saw the 34th formal Scottish Inter-District Championship.
Edinburgh District won the competition with four wins.
Midlands fixtures for the season. Midlands - Edinburgh South - Ulster

## 1986-87 League Table

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| Edinburgh District | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 51 | +45 | 8 |
| South | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 45 | +82 | 6 |
| Anglo-Scots | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 4 |
| Glasgow District | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 99 | -31 | 2 |
| North and Midlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 104 | -75 | 0 |

## Results

| Date | Try | Conversion | Penalty | Dropped goal | Goal from mark | Notes |
| 1977–1991 | 4 points | 2 points | 3 points | 3 points | — |

### Round 1

* 26 November 1986
| Edinburgh District | 42 – 16 | Glasgow District |
| Try: Iain Milne Stewart McAslan x 3 Gavin Hastings x 3 Jamie Paton Murray Fisken Con: Gavin Hastings x 2 Simon Scott | Report | Try: Steve Munro E. D. McCorkindale Con: Calum MacGregor Pen: Calum MacGregor x 2 |
* Meggetland Sports Complex Referee: G. I. Inglis (Selkirk)
Edinburgh District: Gavin Hastings (Watsonians), S. W. McAslan (Heriots), Euan Kennedy (Watsonians), S. H. Scott (Stewarts Melville), M. M. Fisken (Boroughmuir), J. F. Paton (Edinburgh Academicals), M. D. Hall (Boroughmuir), Alex Brewster (Stewarts Melville) [captain], Kenny Milne (Heriots), Iain Milne (Heriots), J. S. Hamilton (Heriots), Jeremy Richardson (Edinburgh Academicals), Jim Calder (Stewarts Melville), Finlay Calder (Stewarts Melville), K. P. Rafferty (Heriots)
Glasgow District: D. H. Drummond (West of Scotland), S. Munro (Ayr), D. R. McKee (Jordanhill), Calum MacGregor (Boroughmuir), P. P. Manning (Ayr), D. R. Barrett (West of Scotland), E. D. McCorkindale (Glasgow High Kelvinside), Gerry McGuinness (West of Scotland), Graham Ellis (Glasgow Academicals), Brian Robertson (Stirling County), H. M. Parker (Kilmarnock), A. F. McDowall (Ayr), W. H. Malcolm (Glasgow Academicals), J. R. Beattie (Glasgow Academicals) [captain], J. D. Busby (Hillhead). Replacement: D. R. Livingston (West of Scotland) for Beattie.

### Round 2

* 29 November 1986
| Anglo-Scots | 22 – 6 | North and Midlands |
| Try: Chris Gray Jones Gary Irvine Stuart Irvine Pen: Stuart Irvine Drop: Russell | Report | Pen: Graham x 2 |
* Richmond Referee: W. W. Calder (Selkirk)
Anglo-Scots: S. R. Irvine (London Scottish), J. C. W. Beazley (Edinburgh Wanderers), R. McLean (Gloucester), D. R. M. Bruce Lockhart (London Scottish), T. Paterson-Brown (London Scottish), C. Russell (Wasps), G. J. M. Irvine (Harrogate), P. Jones (Gloucester), I. Kirk (London Scottish), D. Butcher (Sale), Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton (London Scottish) [captain], Chris Gray (Nottingham), S. Smith (Gosforth), A. J. Macklin (London Scottish), Iain Morrison (London Scottish). Replacement: R. Cunningham (Wasps) for Macklin (44 minutes)
North and Midlands: C. J. Macartney (Boroughmuir), R. Harris (Howe of Fife), B. Edwards (Boroughmuir), D. K. Graham (Highland), M. Cross (Dunfermline), N. J. Marshall (Heriots), N. Sharp (Dunfermline), P. Flockhart (Highland), D. Wylie (Boroughmuir), J. L. Scobbie (Glasgow Academicals), C. A. Galbraith (Boroughmuir), I. T. Rankin (Howe of Fife), J. G. Bryce (Heriots), D. Leckie (Edinburgh Academicals), H. J. Edwards (Boroughmuir) [captain]
* 29 November 1986
| Glasgow District | 15 – 36 | South |
| Try: Steve Munro Con: Calum MacGregor Pen: Calum MacGregor x 3 | Report | Try: John Rutherford x 2 Iwan Tukalo x 2 Alan Tait Con: Peter Dods x 2 Pen: Peter Dods x 3 Drop: John Rutherford |
* Hughenden Stadium Referee: R. J. Megson (Edinburgh Wanderers)
Glasgow District: R. Kemp (Kilmarnock), S. Munro (Ayr), D. R. McKee (Jordanhill), A. G. Ker (Glasgow Academicals), P. P. Manning (Ayr), Calum MacGregor (Boroughmuir), A. G. J. Nicolson (Ayr), G. M. McGuinness (West of Scotland), D. R. Livingston (West of Scotland), Brian Robertson (Stirling County), J. Riozzi (West of Scotland), A. F. McDowall (Ayr), W. H. Malcolm (Glasgow Academicals) [captain], J. D. Busby (Hillhead), K. Young (Kilmarnock). Replacement: R. T. S. Bedford (Jordanhill) for Malcolm (74 minutes)
South: Peter Dods (Gala), Alan Tait (Kelso), Keith Murray (Hawick), Roger Baird (Kelso), Iwan Tukalo (Selkirk), John Rutherford (Selkirk), Roy Laidlaw (Jedforest), T. G. Waite (Kelso), Colin Deans (Hawick) [captain], R. A. Nichol (Hawick), Alister Campbell (Hawick), Iain Paxton (Selkirk), R. E. Paxton (Kelso), John Jeffrey (Kelso), Derek Turnbull (Hawick)

### Round 3

* 6 December 1986
| North and Midlands | 6 – 39 | South |
| Pen: Macartney Marshall | Report | Try: John Jeffrey x 2 Rutherford Baird Tukalo Campbell Con: Dods x 3 Pen: Dods x 3 |
* Mayfield, Dundee Referee: Jim Fleming (Boroughmuir)
North and Midlands: G. Spowart (Dundee HSFP), C. J. Macartney (Boroughmuir), B. Edwards (Boroughmuir), P. F. Rouse (Dundee HSFP), M. Cross (Dunfermline), N. J. Marshall (Heriots), K. Troup (Gordonians), P. Flockhart (Highland), D. Wylie (Boroughmuir), A. Wemyss (Highland), B. H. Bell (Highland) [captain], I. T. Rankin (Howe of Fife), H. J. Edwards (Boroughmuir), D. Leckie (Edinburgh Academicals), D. McIvor (Dunfermline)
South: Peter Dods (Gala), Roger Baird (Kelso), Keith Murray (Hawick), Keith Robertson (Melrose), Iwan Tukalo (Selkirk), John Rutherford (Selkirk), Roy Laidlaw (Jedforest), K. S. Sudlow (Jedforest), Colin Deans (Hawick) [captain], R. A. Nichol (Hawick), Alister Campbell (Hawick), A. J. Tomes (Hawick), R. E. Paxton (Kelso), Iain Paxton (Selkirk), John Jeffrey (Kelso)

### Round 4

* 13 December 1986
| North and Midlands | 7 – 16 | Edinburgh District |
| Try: Cross Pen: Macartney | Report | Try: Millar Finlay Calder Con: Gavin Hastings Pen: Gavin Hastings x 2 |
* Duffus Park, Cupar Referee: P. C. Robertson (Hawick)
North and Midlands: H. M. Murray (Dunfermline), M. Cross (Dunfermline), R. D. K. Graham (Highland), B. Edwards (Boroughmuir), C. J. Macartney (Boroughmuir), N. J. Marshall (Heriots), K. Troup (Gordonians), P. Flockhart (Highland),
Edinburgh District:
* 13 December 1986
| South | 34 – 3 | Anglo-Scots |
* Mansfield Park
South:
Anglo-Scots:

### Round 5

* 20 December 1986
| Edinburgh District | 17 – 10 | Anglo-Scots |
* Myreside
Edinburgh District:
Anglo-Scots:
* 20 December 1986
| Glasgow District | 27 – 10 | North and Midlands |
* Old Anniesland
Glasgow District:
North and Midlands:

### Round 6

* 27 December 1986
| Anglo-Scots | 11 – 10 | Glasgow District |
| | Report | |
* Imber Court, Surrey Referee: A. P. Thomson (London Society)
Anglo-Scots:
Glasgow District:
* 27 December 1986
| South | 18 – 21 | Edinburgh District |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Referee: D. Leslie (Manchester)
South:
Edinburgh District:

## Matches outwith the Championship
### Other Scottish matches

* 8 October 1986
| Glasgow trial | - |
Glasgow trial:
* 22 October 1986
| Midlands Blues Trial | - | Midlands Whites Trial |
| | Preview | |
* North Inch, Perth
Midland Blues Trial:
Midland Whites Trial:
* 5 November 1986
| Midlands District | 18 - 23 | Edinburgh District |
| Try: Hiscoke Manson Con: Frame x 2 Pen: Frame x 2 | Report | Try: Guild Blundell Lorento Munro Con: Rankine x 2 Pen: Rankine |
* Duffus Park, Cupar
Midlands District:
Edinburgh District:
* 19 November 1986
| Midlands District | 6 - 14 | Glasgow District |
| | Report | |
* Duffus Park, Cupar
Midlands District:
Glasgow District:
* 26 November 1986
| Ayrshire | 30 - 6 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| | Report | |
* Millbrae
Ayrshire:
Dumfries and Galloway:
* 26 November 1986
| Renfrewshire | 16 - 15 | Lanarkshire |
| | Report | |
* Braidholm Referee: I. Lockhart (Hillhead)
Renfrewshire:
Lanarkshire:
* 10 December 1986
| Renfrewshire | 0 - 4 | Dunbartonshire |
| | Preview Report | Try: Chris Reid |
* Braidholm Referee: J. Johnston (Gala Y.M.)
Renfrewshire:
Dunbartonshire:
* 10 December 1986
| Ayrshire | 40 - 12 | Lanarkshire |
| | Report | |
* Ardrossan Referee: L. Crerar (Glasgow High Kelvinside)
Ayrshire:
Lanarkshire:

### Junior matches

* 5 October 1986
| Glasgow | 8 - 20 | South |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Stadium
Glasgow:
South:
* 3 December 1986
| South of Scotland | 9 - 0 | Midlands District |
| | Report | |
* Kelso
South of Scotland:
Midlands District:

### Trial matches

* 3 January 1987
| Blues Trial | 28 - 9 | Reds Trial |
| Try: Tukalo Sole Scott Hastings M. D. F. Duncan Paxton Con: Gavin Hastings Pen: Gavin Hastings x 2 | Report Report | Try: Jim Calder Con: Peter Dods Pen: Peter Dods |
* Murrayfield Stadium Referee: J. M. Fleming (Boroughmuir)
Blues: A. G. Hastings (Watsonians), M. D. F. Duncan (West of Scotland), D. S. Wylie (Stewart's Melville), S. Hastings (Watsonians), I. Tulako (Selkirk), J. Rutherford (Selkirk), R. J. Laidlaw (Jedforest), D. M. B. Sole (Bath), C. T. Deans (Hawick) [captain], I. G. Milne (Heriots), A. J. Campbell (Hawick), I. A. M. Paxton (Selkirk), J. Jeffrey (Kelso), J. R. Beattie (Glasgow Academicals), F. Calder (Stewart's Melville). Replacement: G. M. McGuinness for D. Sole (74 minutes)
Reds: P. W. Dods (Gala), S. W. McAslan (Heriots), Euan Kennedy (Watsonians), A. V. Tait (Kelso), T. Patterson-Brown (London Scottish), A. B. M. Ker (Kelso), G. H. Oliver (Hawick), A. K. Brewster (Stewart's Melville), G. J. Callander (Kelso) [captain], T. G. Waite (Kelso), H. M. Parker (Kilmarnock), A. J. Tomes (Hawick), Jim Calder (Stewart's Melville), D. B. White (Gala), D. J. Turnbull (Hawick). Replacement: N. A. Rowan (Boroughmujir) for Waite (48 minutes)

### English matches

* 1 September 1986
| Edinburgh District | - | Kent |
| | Preview | |
* Inverleith
Edinburgh District:
Kent:
* 2 September 1986
| Glasgow District | - | Kent |
| | Preview | |
* Hughenden
Glasgow District:
Kent:
* 24 September 1986
| South of Scotland | 12 - 13 | Durham County |
| | Preview Report | |
* Milntown Referee: D. Thomas (Edinburgh Wanderers)
South of Scotland:
Durham County:

### Irish matches

* 13 September 1986
| South of Scotland | 21 - 20 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Jedburgh
South of Scotland:
Durham County:

### American matches

* 8 September 1986
| North and Midlands | 20 - 19 | Eastern Rugby Union USA |
| | Preview Report | |
* Mayfield
North and Midlands:
Eastern:

### International matches

* 17 September 1986
| South of Scotland District | 45 - 12 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* The Greenyards
South of Scotland District:
Japan:
* 20 September 1986
| North and Midlands | 19 - 27 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* Seafield Referee: I. Bullerwell (East Midlands)
North and Midlands:
Japan:
* 23 September 1986
| Edinburgh District | 26 - 14 | Japan |
| | Preview Report | |
* Myreside Referee: A. Turner (Lancashire)
Edinburgh District:
Japan: