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    The Hawick Paper

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    Worldie from Strathdee sees United prevail

    Friday, August 22nd, 2025

    Aided by a stunning second-half Kevin Strathdee winner, Hawick United gained a merited victory over Greenlaw at a sun-kissed Wilton Lodge Park on Saturday....

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    Things looking up for Hawick

    Friday, August 22nd, 2025

    Leith FAB 2nds 78 all out Hawick & Wilton 84 for 5 Hawick win by 5 wickets Victory over Leith FAB 2nds on Saturday saw Hawick & Wilton clinch promotion back to ESCA Division Three at the first time of asking....

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    Hart breaks 1,000 barrier

    Friday, August 22nd, 2025

    Hawick jockey Jason Hart notched up the 1,000th worldwide win of his career at Beverley last Thursday. Talking to The Hawick Paper earlier this week, he said: “I knew at the start of the year it was achievable....

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    Lisa Thomson says that Scotland have “a different mindset” going into the Women’s Rugby World Cup. She reckons they are better prepared than back in 2022, saying they are feeling more “business-like” and that they want to make their mark on the big event in England....

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    Fraser ‘honoured’ to be Greens skip

    Friday, August 1st, 2025

    Fraser Renwick says he is “really honoured” to have been named Hawick RFC captain for 2025/26. The 28-year-old hooker/back-row has taken over the role from Shawn Muir and the Greens begin their Arnold Clark Premiership campaign at home to GHA on August 23....

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    Darcy Graham is now a British and Irish Lions try-scorer, although he was forced off injured soon after against the First Nations and Pasifika XV on Tuesday to make it a day of real mixed emotions....

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    Swailes wins her national bout

    Friday, July 11th, 2025

    Hawick Boxing Club’s Rosie Swailes says that it felt great to represent the town on the big stage once again after she won her bout for Scotland in an international match against England down south at the weekend....

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    Teri rugby star Lana Skeldon admits that moving up to fourth in the all-time capped players list for Scotland women just crept up on her. However, she is “very proud” to be there and has her eyes on more caps coming soon in the Summer Tests and then the Rugby World Cup....

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    Patterson to take on the world

    Friday, June 27th, 2025

    Denholm’s Hector Patterson is with the Scotland squad in Italy preparing for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship.  The scrum-half cannot wait to test himself against the best age-grade sides around in the coming weeks starting on Sunday against England....

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    Stanger makes big move

    Friday, June 27th, 2025

    George Stanger is now a top-flight Scottish footballer – crossing the Ayrshire divide to sign for Premiership club Kilmarnock. The defender – son of Hawick rugby legend Tony – spent the last two seasons at Ayr United and has jumped ship to their fiercest rivals at Rugby Park....

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    Memories of the Hawick Common-Riding Games of 1955 have been rekindled this week for legendary sprinter and coach Billy Edgar....

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    Swailes is treble British champ

    Thursday, June 5th, 2025

    Rosie Swailes says it feels “really good” to be a three-time British champion after she struck gold in Cardiff. It was a new era for the British Championships and between Thursday and Sunday it was a bumper competition featuring school, junior, youth and elite boxers....

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    The Hawick Hawks Under-19s won the Floorball Scotland 3 X 3 tournament on Sunday in Perth to keep the club’s amazing season going....

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    Teries Cheryl Marchbank and Nicola Halfpenny were honoured at the Celebration of Women in Sport Awards. The event, held for the first time in 2024, returned last Friday night as part of the 2025 Howden Melrose Sevens festival....

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    There was a strong Hawick connection in the Hibernian side as they won the Scottish Women’s Premier League title on Sunday. Kirsten Reilly, whose parents John and Kathryn are originally from Hawick, captained Hibs to a 1-0 triumph over Rangers at Ibrox on the final day of the league season....

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    Matty Douglas says it is “an honour” to be part of the new Scotland women’s under-20 rugby coaching team ahead of this summer’s Six Nations Women’s Summer Series....

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