INTERNATIONAL referees will be in charge of three of the Scottish
Exiles' four matches in the McEwan's district championship.
David Leslie has been named for Glasgow's game at Imber Court on
December 2, Jim Fleming for the Anglo-Scots' visit to Hawick three days
later, and Ken McCartney for the Edinburgh v Exiles encounter on
December 9. Glasgow and the South will be refereed by another member of
the international panel, Ray Megson, when they meet at Hughenden on
November 28.
An Englishman, yet to be named, will referee the game between South
and Edinburgh on December 12, and an Irishman, Ronnie McDowell, will do
the Scotland A v Italy match at Murrayfield a week later.
McDowell is also to referee the Heriot's v Currie match a week on
Saturday, the day that his compatriot, Des Lamont, is to take the Dundee
High v Watsonians game. Two Border referees will be on exchange visits
to Ireland that day -- McCartney for Dungannon v Cork Constitution, and
Chuck Muir for Shannon v Greystones.
LOTHIAN and Midlands, joint holders of the Bank of Scotland schools
district title, meet at Barnton this afternoon (2pm) with three enforced
changes in the home XV from the team who beat the South 22-15 last
month.
Paul Croft replaces the injured Dai Ablett at centre, and the back row
has been recast with Keir Hamilton and Graham Dall unavailable. Alan
McGregor and Adrian Huitt are introduced, and Sandy Cairns switches from
No.8 to wing forward. Lothian's team:
S Newlands; D Bull (both Stewart's Melville), P Croft (Heriot's), A
McGregor (Stewart's Melville), S Gilmour; C Aitken, D Short (all
Heriot's); C Flockhart (Stewart's Melville), J McIntosh, I McLaren (both
Watson's), B Clark (Royal High), S Capaldi (Stewart's Melville), S
Cairns (Musselburgh), A McGregor (Watson's), A Huitt (Stewart's
Melville).
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