Andy Irvine (rugby union) Andy Irvine (rugby union) Andrew Robertson Irvine (born 16 September 1951) is a former President of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), and a former Scottish international rugby player. He earned fifty one Scottish caps, captaining the team on fifteen occasions, and scored 250 points for . He went on three British and Irish Lions tours. Irvine was born in Edinburgh, on 16 September 1951. He was educated at James Gillespie's Primary School and George Heriot's School. From there he went on to Edinburgh University. Andy Irvine originally played for Heriot's Rugby Club. Irvine represented Edinburgh District in the Scottish Inter-District
Goal difference Goal difference Goal difference or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches are scored by goals (as in ice hockey and association football) or by points (as in rugby union and basketball). Goal difference (or points difference) is calculated as the number of goals (or points) scored in all league matches minus the number of goals or points conceded. Goal difference was first introduced as a tiebreaker in association football, at the 1970 FIFA