It must have been galling for Hawick’s director of rugby, Brian Renwick, to watch his side crash at home on Saturday to Watsonians, even more so with five Borderers in the opposition line-up. Ex-Greens Rory Hutton, Scott McLeod and Ross Graham, aided by former Gala stars, Craig Borthwick and Euan Dods, were in the winning...
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Hawick Force are aiming to maintain their winning run when they take on Selkirk A in a Borders derby at Philiphaugh tonight. The Greens 2nd XV made it six out of six last weekend by defeating Musselburgh 2nds 39-3 at The Haugh to stay top of BT National Reserve League 2. Tries from Lewis Stormont,...
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Hawick PSA remain top of the Under-18 Borders Semi-Junior League after a whitewash away to Berwick Colts at Scremerston. Centre Andrew Mitchell scored four of the team’s 13 tries, while lock David Murphy-Clark and centre Ronan McKean both touched down twice in a comprehensive victory over weakened opponents. The other try scorers were Moses Silveira,...
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Hawick Linden kept up their winning run with a comfortable victory over Penicuik in BT East League Division 2. It was a good result at the end of the day against a plucky Penicuik outfit, however, at times Linden were guilty of squandering chances which could prove costly in tighter matches. Craig Smith was Linden’s...
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Completing a brutal ultra run is something to be proud of, but I’ll never attempt it again, says Kirsty Ash. Pamela Paxton and I decided last year we would take on this epic challenge, a 50-mile ultra run in under 24 hours. It was the toughest challenges I have ever done and one that will...
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As derby games go it was a pretty tame affair. There was little drama or blood and thunder stuff and at the end of it all, Hawick Royal Albert suffered their 11th defeat in 11 games. Hawick came within quarter-of-an-hour of picking up their first point of the season. But Gala Fairydean Rovers scored two...
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Hawick United Ladies will be getting behind football’s antiracism charity this weekend when they entertain league leaders Blackburn United. In their inaugural season, Wullie Frew’s team are bottom of SWFL Division 2 Central with four points from their 18 games. They have four games left, starting with the daunting prospect at Volunteer Park on Sunday […]
Hawick Legion Rovers had plenty of men behind the ball in this attack, but they were still knocked out of the Border Cup by Duns. This was a bad result for Rovers, considering that Duns played most of the game with only ten men after their goalkeeper was sent off in the 20th minute. Following...
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Players in this year’s Colin ‘Plug’ McColm memorial three-club golf run at Minto – which was won by Jim Pearson, and saw Dougie Rae pick up the wooden spoon – enjoy a post-round refreshment at the ExServicemen’s Club on their return to Hawick.
The date and venue is yet to be set, but the forthcoming Border Cup final is going to be an all-Hawick affair. Hawick Waverley and Hawick United saw to this with excellent semi-final wins last Saturday. Waverley booked their final spot with a 3-1 away triumph over Gordon. Davis Hope put Waverley ahead midway through...
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Hawick Legion blasted their way into the second round of the Border Cup with an easy victory over Melrose. Legion broke the deadlock on the quarter hour mark when Scott Duncan buried an Andrew McFarlane cross. McFarlane then got his name on the scoresheet by beating the Melrose keeper with a shot on the half volley....
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Picture Painter made a victorious debut for Hawick trainer Keith Dalgleish’s Carluke stable to take the second division of the Newcastle Arms Coldstream handicap hurdle race in a nail-biting finish at Kelso. Hawick jockey and former champion conditional Craig Nichol got the winner up by a head in the closing stages over long-time leader Danceintothelight....
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On a wet and cold afternoon at Balgray, Hawick used the pain and embarrassment of the previous week’s mauling by Heriot’s as the brick wall off which they can bounce back stronger and better equipped to succeed in what is shaping up to be an almighty battle to avoid the drop. Gary Johnstone gave the...
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Three young Teries are proving to be a safe pair of hands for trainers who have put their trust in them to look after their prize assets ahead of big races in USA and Australia. Carly Scott, 20, is spreading her wings in Kentucky this week after being sent there at short notice by her...
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Hawick PSA travelled slightly under strength for their Semi Junior League clash with Duns Colts on Saturday, but managed to come away with a comfortable victory. Bailey Donaldson converted all ten tries to push Hawick into a 70-12 lead on the hour. It was then that the referee, after consulting with the coaches, brought an end...
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Hawick teenagers Rhys Tait and David Murphy-Clark have been selected for the next stage of under-16 district rugby. Having played for the Borders during the summer, the Hawick Under- 16s duo been selected to move up into the East squad (Borders and Edinburgh combined) in two matches against the West (Glasgow and Caledonia) later this […]
