The success of the South of Scotland's first match back in 14 years as a district team of unpaid players against Northumberland has brought renewed calls for clubs to find a way of restoring the historic district championship. David Ferguson writes in The Scotsman.
"Nearly 2,000 supporters braved the icy chill at Netherdale on Wednesday night to witness the historic revival and the South run in five tries in a 37-3 win, after a minute's applause for South and Scotland scrum-half Duncan Paterson, who died last week.
"Among them were current Scotland coaches Gregor Townsend and Stevie Scott, former coach Jim Telfer and other ex-internationalists who wore the South colours, including Doddie Weir, Gary Armstrong and Cammie Murray.
"Armstrong, Scotland's last Five Nations Championship-winning captain, commented: "It was great to see the red-and-white hoops again and the standard of rugby was good with both teams really trying to play."
RSS feed
