Horse racing returned to action on Monday when Newcastle hosted the first fixture at any of Britain’s 59 courses since March 18. The move has been widely welcomed by those involved in the billion-pound industry, not least trainers and jockeys whose livelihoods have been on hold over the last 11 weeks....
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The response received from Hawick Youth Rugby’s recent advert for coaches and support staff has been hailed as “truly amazing”. ...
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John Houston’s first ever season of senior rugby saw him help Hawick win the league, Scottish Cup and Border League in 2001/02, so it is no surprise that he looks back on that time with great fondness. Now 37, Houston went on to have a stellar career with the Greens, Heriot’s, Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland Sevens...
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The Hawick Belles Breeze Group members may not have been able to meet over the last couple of months, but they have been riding together in spirit by cycling similar routes to each other and comparing notes....
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Some outdoor sports are set to resume today (Friday) in the town and surrounding area, following First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s easing of lockdown restrictions. Scotland has been in full lockdown for nearly ten weeks since the Covid-19 outbreak began, but last week Sturgeon announced that she would look at a phased exit beginning on May...
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Hawick Youth Rugby’s new director of rugby Davy Brand is delighted with the calibre of the coaching group that has been put together to work with the under-18s squad over the forthcoming season. When the campaign will start post-lockdown is still very much up in the air and in the hands of the Scottish Government and the...
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It remains anyone’s guess when the Border Amateur League will kick-off again, some ten weeks after the 2019/20 season was brought to a shuddering halt due to the Covid-19 crisis....
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Jim Borthwick is a big Celtic fan. Always has been and always will be. His great passion for football does not stop with his beloved Hoops though. The Hawick Royal Albert United chairman has been involved in local football for over 50 years. Player, manager, committee man, club chairman, he has done it all. “I...
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Six-year-old Ryan Hume was inspired by his mum Samantha’s athletic challenge during lockdown – so he took on his own and completed it....
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When legendary Hawick rugby commentator Bill McLaren describes someone as “the hardest hitting, hardest running forward I ever saw” you know that they must have been some player....
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Scott MacLeod’s playing days came to an end during the 2015/16 season, but because he is now working as a coach, has a nephew that plays for Scotland and a son that is mad keen on rugby, his links with the sport are as strong as ever....
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The greenkeeping teams at both Hawick and Minto golf clubs have been working hard to make sure their courses will be in great condition for the sport’s return on Thursday or the immediate days after that....
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Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg is at the heart of a new, young leadership group in the squad, according to head coach Gregor Townsend. When the Scots returned from the World Cup in Japan in October, Teri full-back Hogg asked Townsend if he could throw his hat into the ring for the skipper’s role....
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The matches may be some 24 years ago now, but Colin Turnbull can remember the semi-final and final of the first ever Scottish Cup in 1996 – when Hawick tasted glory – like they were yesterday. The Greens went into the last four tie with Melrose as underdogs because The Greenyards outfit had just won...
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Women’s football is without doubt growing in popularity. Statistics reveal that there are now more females playing the game at all sort of levels than ever before. And Hawick is no exception with the town’s Border Ladies holding their own against sides from the Central Belt. Formerly known as Hawick United Ladies Colts, the Border...
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Scott MacLeod will always look back on his Scotland rugby career with great fondness with two wins from two against England and an emotional match in Argentina particularly memorable. Having come to the sport fairly late aged 20, won trophies with Hawick and then turned professional with the Border Reivers in 2002, things continued to...
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