Exercise in futility, but a good one
Hawick 39Melrose 7RBS REGIONAL CUPATHOLL INNES reports from Mansfield ParkARGUABLY there was nothing at stake in this RBS Cup-tie with local rivals Gala already looking up the A7 with aspirations.But...
View ArticleYM grab all-important bonus point to put them in key position
Kilmarnock 22Hawick YM 44NATIONAL DIVISION ONEROB HILL reports from BellslandVICTORY on the road on Saturday saw Hawick YM edge themselves closer to a second consecutive title.It was only about half an...
View ArticleSelkirk race back to equality after Biggar take control
Biggar 16Selkirk 16PREMIER CGEORGE THOMSON reports from HartreemillTHESE two well-drilled teams met for what turned out to be a tough encounter at Hartree Mill on Saturday.The first-half conditions...
View ArticleGregor’s the talk o’ the Toon
GALA rugby internationalist Gregor Townsend will leave his position as attack coach for Scotland at the end of the 6 Nations campaign, and will take over as head coach at Glasgow Warriors, replacing...
View ArticleKelso bouyed by good start
West of Scotland 10Kelso 17PREMIER CNORMAN ANDERSON reports from BurnbraeKELSO have a habit of not travelling well and have only won one point away from home all season, but on Saturday they started...
View ArticleJed face uphill battle to stay in Premier rugby after defeat
Jed-Forest 12Edinburgh Accies 48PREMIER BFIONA SCOTT reports from Riverside ParkBOTH teams knew there would be questions to answer in this rescheduled fixture.And it was the Edinburgh outfit that had...
View ArticleRed running
LOCAL hopes lie with Red Tanber at Cheltenham today in the 1.30pm Jewson Novice Chase.Trained at Hawick by Bruce Mactaggart, the home-bred chestnut gelding has enjoyed four wins at Musselburgh, and...
View ArticleWhitehill delight at scoring spree leaves Vale looking to defence
Whitehill Welfare 6Vale of Leithen 3EoS LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUNDDAVE RYCE reports from Ferguson ParkLIKE the television adverts for the Guardian newspaper that demonstrate how a story can be viewed very...
View ArticleHotspur hang on
Gala Hotspur 3CFC Bowholm 2BAL DIVISION CGALA Hotspur need eight more points to secure the Division C title after a hard-fought win over rivals CFC Bowholm.Depleted by injuries and suspensions, the...
View ArticleTweedsiders sorely tested by injuries up front
Craigroyston 3Kelso United 0EoS FIRST DIVISIONGEORGE RILEY reports from St Mark’s ParkKELSO manager Prof Blaikie had to make a last-minute change when Jamie Swailes failed a fitness test before...
View ArticleRugby fans roped in
VISITORS who mosey along to this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens can be assured of an all-guns-blazing reception, minus the guns.The official launch of the sevens theme took place at...
View ArticleHopes high for Gala’s new round-robin format
AN innovative structure shake-up will see next month’s Five Star Taxis Gala Sevens final played out under the Netherdale floodlights.As well as changing the starting time of the 121st staging of the...
View ArticleFountain of youth
GALA FAIRYDEAN youths’ coaches managed to field an over-40s side to face Gala Fairydean Veterans on the 3G pitch on Friday evening.It was a very enjoyable match with the coaches running out 3-1...
View ArticleCraig on target
Hawick Waverley 1Tweeddale Rovers 0BAL DIVISION AA SECOND-half goal from super sub Scott Craig was enough to put victory Waverley’s way.In what turned out to be a closely-fought affair in which...
View ArticleSouters take a point but no solace from battle of bottom two
Leith Athletic 1Selkirk 1EoS PREMIER DIVISIONIN dreadful conditions at Telford College Sports Ground, the two teams occupying 11th and 12th places in the Premier Division played out a draw which didn’t...
View ArticleAlbert come within a whisker of grabbing all three points
Hawick Royal Albert 1Gala Fairydean 1EoS FIRST DIVISIONJOHN SLORANCE reports from Albert ParkBorder derby games, especially between Hawick Royal Albert and Gala Fairydean are inclined to be passionate,...
View ArticleOpen Country with Erica Hume Niven
In March 2010, I ripped an article out of the Daily Mail. I must have been at someone’s house because this is not a paper that I buy. I can see at least one of my friends laughing at me as they...
View ArticleFrogs they would a-courting go…
Sunday provided just the weather conditions I had been waiting for to make my annual pilgrimage to Craik Forest to try and see the amazing spectacle of the collective mating display of the area’s...
View ArticleCOUNTRY DIARY
Tomorrow: Scottish Borders Council Ranger Service walk: Tibbie Tamson’s from the Toun, Join a countryside ranger to head to Corbylinn and then on to to Tibby Tamson’s grave. Distance 11km/7mls. No...
View ArticleBreeding season caution plea by SNH
walkers and cyclists in the Borders are being urged to be aware of vulnerable birds and animals with the approach of spring.Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) says lambs and ground nesting birds are...
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