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Glasgow Warriors: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow Warriors - History
Glasgow Rugby were created to compete in the Heineken Cup as the SRU did not think that Scottish club sides could compete against the bes...
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Scottish Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Scottish Rugby Union - Contact Details
The Scottish Rugby Union plc
Murrayfield
Edinburgh EH12 5PJ
Scotland, UK
Tel: 0131 346 5000
Fax: 0131 346 5001
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Scotland National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Scotland National Rugby Union Team - History
Scotland national rugby union team - 1871-1924.
The first ever international rugby union game was played at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on...
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Edinburgh Gunners: Encyclopedia Ii - Edinburgh Gunners - History
Edinburgh Rugby were created to compete in the Heineken Cup as the SRU did not think that Scottish club sides could compete against the b...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Main Districts
Glasgow was historically based around Glasgow Cathedral, the old High Street and down to the River Clyde via Glasgow Cross.
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Sport In Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Sport In Glasgow - Sports
Sport in Glasgow - Football.
The city is home to Scotland's largest football stadia: Celtic Park (60,832 seats); Ibrox Stadium (50,411 ...
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Scotland National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Scotland National Rugby Union Team - The 2003 Season & The Future
After a poor start in the Six Nations 2003-04 in which Scotland did not win a single match and so qualified for rugby's version of the wo...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Geography And Climate
See also main article Geography of Glasgow
Glasgow is located on the banks of the River Clyde, in West Central Scotland.
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Scotland National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Scotland National Rugby Union Team - Scotland's Best Results So Far
Best Rugby Union World Cup placing so far: fourth in the second Rugby World Cup, RWC1991. On October 26, 1991 Scotland lost 6-9 to Englan...
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Scotland National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Scotland National Rugby Union Team - Scottish Coaches
Noteworthy coaches (also players): Ian McGeechan, Jim Telfer
Recent national coaches have been foreigners. Frank Hadden a Scot succeeded ...
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Sport In Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Sport In Glasgow - Venues And Stadiums
Sport in Glasgow - Football.
Hampden Park
Celtic Park
Ibrox Stadium
Firhill Stadium
Sport in Glasgow - Athletics.
Kelvin Hall Inte...
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Scotland National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Scotland National Rugby Union Team - Scotland's Greatest Xv
This has been selected by popular vote on the SRU's website and, subject to further voting, is as follows. Naturally it tends to exclude ...
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Scotland National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Scotland National Rugby Union Team - Scottish Professional Rugby Teams
There are currently three: Edinburgh Gunners, Glasgow Warriors, and Border Reivers. There has been talk of establishing a fourth team bas...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Transport
Glasgow has a large urban transportation system, mostly managed by SPT (Strathclyde Passenger Transport), the only Passenger Transport Ex...
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Scotland National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Scotland National Rugby Union Team - Famous Past Players
Some of the most famous former Scottish international players (The Flower of Scotland)
Scotland national rugby union team - Since 1945. ...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Economy
Glasgow is the largest economy in Scotland and is at the hub of the metropolitan area of West Central Scotland which has a total populati...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - History
The area of Glasgow has long been used for settlement due to the River Clyde providing a natural area for fishing. The Romans later settl...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Architecture
Unlike Edinburgh, very little of medieval Glasgow remains, the two main landmarks from this period being the 14th century Provand's Lords...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Demographics
Glasgow's population, peaked in the 1930s with a population of 1,088,000 people, and for over 50 years was over 1 million people. However...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Geography And Climate
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Glasgow is located on the banks of the River Clyde, in West Central Scotland.
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Coat Of Arms
The coat of arms shows Glasgow's patron saint, Saint Kentigern also known as Saint Mungo, and includes four emblems — a bird, a tree, a...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Culture
The city has many amenities for a wide range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and from football to art appreciation; it also...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Sport
Glasgow has a long sporting history, with the world's first international football match held in 1872 at the West of Scotland Cricket Clu...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Education
Glasgow is also a major education centre with four universities within 10 miles (16 km) of the city centre: the 15th-century University o...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Dialect
Glaswegian, otherwise known as The Glasgow Patter is a local, anglicised variety of Scots.
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Politics
Glasgow has a long history of supporting socialist ideas and politics. The city council has been controlled by the Labour party for 30 ye...
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Religion
The city is a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic community with diverse religions.
Glasgow - Cathedrals.
The city boasts four cathedrals:
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Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Media
The city is home to large sections of the Scottish national media. It hosts BBC Scotland as well as Scottish Television. The Scottish pre...
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