•  Log In
    • Registering for our digital subscription costs just £1.20 per week and gives you access to a wide range of site features and content. Sign up to our Digital Subscription now.
    The Hawick Paper


    1. Home
    2. Sport
    3. Ten-try rout proves to be the final straw

    Ten-try rout proves to be the final straw

    Friday, October 20th, 2017 - Written by GARY HEATLY

    Boroughmuir

    Hawick

    60

    18

    Shawn Muir can’t catch Boroughmuir’s Ciaran Whyte

    Hawick conceded another ten tries and fell to their seventh defeat on the spin in the BT Premiership against Boroughmuir last Saturday, the heavy loss resulting in George Graham being promoted to head coach just 24 hours later.

    After this latest setback Darren Cunningham, who was head coach until the weekend, Graham and president John Thorburn had a long chat on the touchline and it seemed clear that things were about to change.

    The home side got off to a flying start. What was worrying for Hawick, not for the first time this season, was the ease with which the opposition brushed off tackles.

    Continue reading

    Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.

    Already have an Account?
    Log in here.

    Already a member? Log in here

    SHARE THIS STORY:

    Become a Subscriber

    Registering for our digital subscription costs just £1 per week and gives you access to a wide range of site features and content.

    Sign up to our Digital Subscription now for instant access.

    Already have an Account? Log in here.

    Search

    We're Social


    © 2026 The Hawick Paper | Website by Ronald Yule