It is not just the rugby players in the town who cannot get back to the game they love, local referee Lachlann Lightfoot is also keen to get his boots back on when it is safe to do so....
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South African Wiaan Griebenow has handed a boost to Hawick supporters after he revealed he is keen to play for the Mansfield Park outfit during the 2020/21 season if it is possible, stating that he and the team have “unfinished business” to attend to....
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Against the downside of losing this season’s flapping fixtures, is the upside that racing enthusiasts can look forward to an improved track at the Moor next year. Since the coronavirus crisis took its toll on the 2020 calendar, ground and maintenance work has been ongoing in preparation for eagerly-anticipated 2021 meetings....
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Tony Stanger had an illustrious rugby career at professional level and with Scotland and the British and Irish Lions, but he will always remember with great fondness where the journey all began in Hawick. With four brothers – David, Peter, Paul and Michael – and growing up in the Borders, Stanger was more than likely to get...
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In June 1975, Greens legend Ian Barnes was playing in the second-row for Scotland against the mighty All Blacks, but 45 years later his challenge has been selecting his ‘greatest ever Hawick XV’....
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Sandi Spence wants to thank everyone who got involved in her recent fitness initiative after it helped inspire members of the community to stay active and healthy during what has been a tough period for all....
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Former ped turned coach Alan Scott can look back on his time on the Border Games circuit with immense pride, after making his mark as a competitor before going on to guide the next generation of athletes to success from track-side. The Hawick Paper caught up with the 76-year-old recently, and although retired from the...
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Hawick Golf Club captain Michael Patterson said it has been great to see people back out on the course over the last week as part of phase one of the easing of the Covid-19 lockdown in Scotland....
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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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