LAST month we took a look at the Borders Rugby Rankings for the seven Borders Premiership teams who had each played 18 matches in the Premiership at either Premier One or Two level, writes Stuart Cameron.
Because the clubs played the same number of games as each other in the season at their own level, the system worked well.
Today, we are adding into the mix Border League and Cup matches and, as a result, each club’s data is lopsided, so direct comparison with players from different clubs is not fair.
However, it gives us the opportunity to see what players topped their own club’s rankings lists using data from competitive games only.
The full list is available on the Borders Rugby TV website at www.BordersRugby.net by clicking on the Rankings page, but here are the top five points and try scorers from each of the seven local premiership clubs.
The player with the most tries from all clubs is Craig Robertson who touched down for Gala 15 times this season, while his team-mate Lee Millar scored an impressive 254 points – just one more than Melrose’s Andrew Skeen.
Top Try Scorers
Melrose
12: Allan Dodds, Fraser Thomson
8: Andrew Skeen
7: Bruce Colvine, Joe Helps
Gala
15: Craig Robertson
11: George Graham
9: Opeta Palepoi
8: Gavin Young, Alan Emond
Hawick
8: Rory Sutherland, Keith Davies
7: Steven Anderson
6: Rory Hutton, Neil Renwick
Jed-Forest
13: David Gobby
12: Gregor Young
10: Darren Gillespie
8: Lewis Young
7: Ross Goodfellow
Kelso
11: Gregg Minto
10: Richard Minto
6: Mark Chester, Stuart Lowrie
4: Frank Robson
Selkirk
13: Fraser Harkness
7: Darren Clapperton
6: Andrew Renwick, Peter Mirrielees
4: Scott Hendrie, Callum Marshall
Peebles
5: Donald Anderson
4: Neil Hogarth, Neil Warnock
3: Alan Warnock, Dale Clancy
Top Points Scorers
Melrose
253: Andrew Skeen
60: Allan Dodds, Fraser Thomson
58: Scott Wight
35: Bruce Colvine, Joe Helps
Gala
254: Lee Millar
75: Craig Robertson
62: Andy Mclean
55: George Graham
45: Opeta Palepoi
Hawick
132: Neil Renwick
105: Lee Armstrong
40: Keith Davies, Rory Sutherland
35: Steven Anderson, Rory Hutton
Jed-forest
83: Ewan Scott
79: Chris Laidlaw
65: David Gobby
60: Gregor Young
50: Darren Gillespie
Kelso
85: Greg Ponton
63: Kieran Wilkinson
62: Mark Chester
55: Gregg Minto
50: Richard Minto
Selkirk
196: David Cassidy
65: Fraser Harkness
51: Michael McVie
35: Darren Clapperton
30: Andrew Renwick, Peter Mirrielees
Peebles
109: Neil Warnock
34: Donald Anderson
30: Greg Raeburn
20: Neil Hogarth
15: Alan Warnock