2002–03 Scottish Inter-District Championship

The 2002–03 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's professional district teams. With the re-emergence of the Border Reivers professional team and the collapse of the Welsh-Scottish League to make way for a shortened Celtic League, the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) reinstated the Scottish Inter-District Championship for the professional sides. Glasgow, Borders and Edinburgh then fought it out in a renamed Pro Cup sponsored by Bank of Scotland.

2002–03 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Countries Scotland
ChampionsEdinburgh
Runners-upBorder Reivers
Matches played12

The Bank of Scotland Pro Cup lasted one year. When the Celtic League was expanded the following year the SRU realised that there was no room in the schedule for a separate Scottish Inter-District Championship. This was despite both sponsor and fans happiness with the return of a national tournament. (The desire for national bragging rights later led the SRU to establish the 1872 Cup in 2007-08 season using the Celtic League matches to determine the winner.)

2002-03 League Table

Team P W D L PF PA +/- TBP LBP Pts
Edinburgh 8512266140+1264228
Border Reivers 8404164224-602018
Glasgow 8215144210-661011

Results

Match 1

1 November 2002
Edinburgh 29-13 Glasgow
Try: Jacobsen x 2
Con: Laney x 2
Pen: Laney x 4
Hodge
Preview
Report
Try: Jon Petrie
Con: Calvin Howarth
Pen: Calvin Howarth x 2
Meadowbank Stadium
Referee: Franck Maciello (France)

Match 2

26 December 2002
Glasgow 10-10 Edinburgh
Try: Roland Reid
Joe Naufahu
Report Try: Laney
Con: Laney
Pen: Laney
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 4327
Referee: John Hogg (Hawick)

Match 3

31 December 2002
14:30
Border Reivers 21-6 Glasgow
Try: Cranston
Gregor Townsend
Con: Utterson
Pen: Utterson x 3
Preview
Preview
Report
Report
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Pen: Calvin Howarth x 2
Netherdale
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRFU)

Match 4

3 January 2003
19:30
Edinburgh 46-13 Border Reivers
Try: Sharman (9, 61), Blair (17), Paterson (26, 49), Hogg (56), Dall (71)
Con: Laney (17, 26, 49, 56)
Pen: Laney (42)
Report Try: Utterson (67)
Con: Utterson (67)
Pen: Utterson (13, 28)
Murrayfield Stadium
Referee: M Fox (England)

Match 5

24 January 2003
19:30
Edinburgh 37-9 Glasgow
Try: Laney x 2
Smith
penalty try
Con: Laney x 3
Paterson
Pen: Laney x 3
Preview
Preview
Report
Report
Pen: Calvin Howarth x 3
Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 4107
Referee: N Williams (Wales)

Match 6

31 January 2003
19:30
Glasgow 19-42 Border Reivers
Try: Glenn Metcalfe
Andrew Wilson
Nathan Ross
Con: Calvin Howarth x 2
Report Try: Morton x 2
Sititi
Armstrong
Walker
Con: Vili x 4
Pen: Vili x 3
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: J-P Matheu (France)

Match 7

7 February 2003
19:30
Border Reivers 23-54 Edinburgh
Try: Townsend
Feather
Con: Vili x 2
Pen: Vili x 3
Report Try: Lee x 2
Webster
Brendan Laney
Dougie Hall
Mike Blair
Chris Paterson
Allan Jacobsen
Con: Brendan Laney x 5
Duncan Hodge x 2

Referee: R Maybank (England)

Match 8

4 April 2003
19:30
Glasgow 45-33 Edinburgh
Try: Rory Kerr
Calvin Howarth x 2
Joe Naufahu
Glenn Metcalfe x 2
Con: Calvin Howarth x 3
Pen: Calvin Howarth x 3
Report
Report
Try: Philip x 2
Murray
Dougie Hall
Con: Hodge x 2
Pen: Hodge x 3
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: E Darriere (France)

Match 9

11 April 2003
19:30
Border Reivers 28-19 Glasgow
Try: Morton
Douglas
Feather
Walker
Con: Vili
Pen: Vili x 2
Preview
Report
Report
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Try: Andrew Henderson
Con: Calvin Howarth
Pen: Calvin Howarth x 4
Netherdale
Referee: G Ashton-Jones (RFU)

Match 10

Match 11

25 April 2003
Glasgow 23-10 Border Reivers
Try: Rory Kerr
Graeme Beveridge
Con: Barry Irving x 2
Pen: Barry Irving x 3
Report
Report
Try: Morton
Con: Thomson
Pen: Thomson
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: Martin Fox (England)

Match 12

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