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 | |
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Countries | Scotland |
Champions | Edinburgh |
Runners-up | Border Reivers |
Matches played | 12 |
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 |
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Edinburgh | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 266 | 140 | +126 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
Border Reivers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 164 | 224 | -60 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
Glasgow | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 144 | 210 | -66 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
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) |
Referee: R Maybank (England)