Greens go west and win
Glasgow Hawks 12Hawick 17PREMIER BTHE Greens travelled west for the second successive week and beat Glasgow Hawks at Old Anniesland in a tense affair to keep their promotion hopes alive.On a bitterly...
View ArticleMaroons loss all but kills off title hopes
Stirling County 24Gala 18PREMIER AMARTIN LAING reports from BridgehaughGALA coach George Graham was nothing if not honest in his assessment of his team’s defeat on Saturday – and the fact that the...
View ArticleRose takes Currie to task
Currie 22Melrose 26PREMIER AATHOLL INNES reports from Malleny ParkIT was a case of brotherly love as Graeme and Allan Dodds walked off Malleny Park on Saturday afternoon.The players were celebrating a...
View ArticleLangholm do enough in first-half burst
Langholm 13Linlithgow 0NATIONAL DIVISION ONEJOHN SMITH reports from cASTLEHOLMHEAVY rain and sleet left Milntown waterlogged and the match was switched to the Castleholm pitch, which had not been used...
View ArticleRedskins turn blue in wintry conditions
Ellon 3Hawick YM 43NATIONAL DIVISION ONEROB HILL reports from The MeadowsIT WAS back to league business after a four-week lay-off due to poor weather and the long trip to Ellon which could have proved...
View ArticleSin bin full up as Jed edge past ’Sonians
Jed-Forest 28Watsonians 20PREMIER BFIONA SCOTT reports from Riverside ParkIT MAY have been a bit chilly for the good turnout of supporters at Riverside Park on Saturday, but the home side didn’t take...
View ArticlePeebles late pressure fails to earn them points
Biggar 8 Peebles 3PREMIER GROUP CKICKING OFF into a snowstorm, Biggar put Peebles under pressure from the outset in this closely-fought, low-scoring Premier C match at Hartreemill.A nasty collision...
View ArticleTurf Talk ‑ Testing times ahead at Newcastle and Chepstow
RACING on Saturday will provide a real test, with cards at Newcastle and Chepstow, where the severity of their trademark stiff finishes will be severely increased because of the anticipated heavy...
View ArticleBorders schools dominate national plate finals
Jedburgh Grammar School 39 Peebles High School 12 Pre-match favourites Jedburgh Grammar School proved the pundits correct by running in seven tries to achieve a comfortable win over Borders rivals...
View ArticlePeebles make their point
Eyemouth United 3Peebles Rovers 3EoS FIRST DIVISIONPEEBLES’ position near the foot of the First Division table remained unchanged this week despite managing to hold lofty Eyemouth to a draw at Warner...
View ArticleRovers can’t keep up with Lauder express
Hawick Legion Rovers 2Lauder 5BAL DIVISION CLAUDER drew first blood when cashing in on some slack Rovers marking.The young Hawick side came rallying back, though, and after rounding the Lauder keeper,...
View ArticleBrilliant comeback from Earlston battlers
Dalkeith 16Earlston 26EAST DIVISION TWOPLAYING against the wind in the first half Earlston were 16-0 down at the break despite having had much of the play.Scott Bell was stopped just short by a...
View ArticlePeebles edge nine-man Hotspur
Peebles Amateurs 1Gala Hotspur 0BAL DIVISION CTHREE sending-offs and a last-minute goal provided an action-packed afternoon at Whitestone Park, which resulted in Gala Hotspur’s first Division C defeat...
View ArticleDingers try denies Linden bonus
Hawick Linden 10Duns 20EAST DIVISION ONEIT WAS a cruel end for Linden on Saturday as Duns scored with the last play of the game to leave the home side without even a bonus point in a match they had...
View ArticleAlbert beaten by their own inability to find the net
Ormiston 1Hawick Royal Albert 0EoS FIRST DIVISIONJOHN SLORANCE reports from Recreation ParkTHIS was a game in which Hawick Royal Albert appeared to be in with a good chance of making their mark.An...
View ArticleYoung Fairies catch up
Duns 2Gala Fairydean 4SBJFA UNDER-17sGALA staged an impressive fightback to claim all three league points at Duns on Sunday.The visitors found themselves 2-0 down at half-time due to two well-taken...
View ArticleTeries steam into semi-final
Law Hearts 2Hawick Waverley 2(aet – Waverley won 4-2 on penalties)SOUTH CUP QUARTER-FINALIN WHAT turned out to be a ding dong battle, Waverley marched into the semi-final of the South of Scotland Cup...
View ArticleSouters reel after eightsome
Selkirk 0Stirling University 8EoS PREMIER DIVISIONIT WAS always going to be a big ask for struggling Selkirk to topple title contenders Stirling – and so it proved on Saturday. University boosted their...
View ArticleUnited ahead twice, but somehow lose by five
Hawick United 2Hearts of Liddesdale 7BAL DIVISION BALTHOUGH outgunned in the second half, United held their own during the first period and scored first when Daniel Bouglas shot home after the Hearts...
View ArticleLegion just not at the races
Hawick Legion 0Tweeddale Rovers 2BAL DIVISION AA GOAL in each half of the game was enough to gain Tweeddale full honours.Rovers should have won by a much bigger margin as they were well on top...
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