1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship

1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Countries	Scotland
Champions	Scottish Exiles
Runners-up	Edinburgh District
Matches played	10
← 1994–95 Scottish Inter-District Championship 1996–97 Scottish Inter-District Championship →

The 1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship rugby union Scottish Inter-District Championship was the last between the Scottish districts at amateur level, before the game turned professional in Scotland in the summer of 1996; although later amateur Inter-District championship matches were also played in seasons when the Scottish professional districts were playing in the Welsh-Scottish League.

The Scottish Exiles team won this last amateur era district tournament. Indeed, it was the northern Scottish Exiles second only outright title in their history, since the Scottish Inter-District Championship began in 1953-54.

However, as not a 'native' district they could not compete in European competition, as it was decided that Scottish districts would be entered in the new European tournaments.

The Exiles were excluded from subsequent professional Scottish Inter-District Championships for that reason, as the inter-district league places were used to determine qualification for European places.

At the end of this season, the 'native' amateur districts turned professional. Edinburgh District became Edinburgh Rugby, South became Border Reivers, North and Midlands became Caledonia Reds and Glasgow District eventually became Glasgow Warriors.

This season's top 3 'native' districts Edinburgh District, North and Midlands and South qualified for the 1996-97 Heineken Cup as Edinburgh, Caledonia Reds and the Border Reivers. In last place, Glasgow District qualified for the secondary European tournament, the European Conference, as Glasgow.

1995-96 League Table

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Scottish Exiles	4	4	0	100	50	+50	8
Edinburgh District	4	2	2	109	82	+27	4
North and Midlands	4	2	2	95	72	+23	4
South	4	2	2	80	82	-2	4
Glasgow District	4	0	4	63	161	-98	0

Results

Round 1

Scottish Exiles	17 – 6	Edinburgh District

North and Midlands	53 – 18	Glasgow District

Round 2

Glasgow District	27 – 28	Scottish Exiles

South	18 – 12	North and Midlands

Round 3

Edinburgh District	31 – 30	South

North and Midlands	8 – 21	Scottish Exiles

Round 4

South	23 – 5	Glasgow District

Round 5

Edinburgh District	57 – 13	Glasgow District

Scottish Exiles	34 – 9	South

Round 6

Edinburgh District	15 – 22	North and Midlands

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