Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has praised the “excellent” Darcy Graham – and wants the Hawick flyer to grab his opportunity when he trains with the national squad in the coming weeks....
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The Greens were washed away in monsoon conditions at Millbrae as top-of-the- table Ayr stormed to victory. The game was over as a contest by half-time with Hawick 21-7 down – Andrew Mitchell’s impressive score, converted by Lee Armstrong, the only positive for George Graham’s men....
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Quins overcame a 13-point deficit to beat Duns with a last-minute Rory Smith try and a Dean Gillan conversion. The win came on the back of the club’s first home loss in over 18 months two weeks prior to this game and the small crowd that braved the conditions were treated to a closely fought...
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Forward power and scrum superiority in particular laid the foundations for a convincing bonus point victory that took the Linden back to the top of East League 2. No8 Graham Colville took full advantage of his pack’s dominance over Edinburgh Uni Medics helping himself to three excellent tries from short range scrums. In wet conditions,...
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Denholm downhill racer William Brodie has a fourth win on the trot firmly in his sights. Hot on the wheels of his Scottish Downhill Association championship win in Fort William on September 2, William rode to victory in the Borders Mini DH round 5 in Dunkeld then again in the UK National Downhill Series round...
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Torrential rain may have dogged the Waddell Cup tie between Legion and Berwick, but the elements failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the players. Despite the deluge, both sides gave excellent accounts of themselves....
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Twelve months after his last trip Down Under, Nakeeta was back en route to Australia at the weekend for his Hawick-born trainer Iain Jardine. His target race this time is the $500,000 Moonee Valley Cup at the end of the month....
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Hawick coach George Graham wore a wry smile after his side’s first win of the season on Saturday, but deep down the result also hurt. Already with a depleted squad, Graham’s injury list stretched out like a never-ending piece of string, with two of the squad possibly sidelined for most of the season....
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Despite the obvious disappointment with the 33-33 full-time score, the Under-18 boys can be very proud of their endeavours in what is a traditionally hard fixture away to Wasps....
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When you reach your 60s you could well think that the times of excelling in sport were long gone. The days of glory, days of making a mark on the world stage are gone, lost in the mists of time. Well think again, for at the age of 62 years, Hawick’s very own Alastair ‘Sammy’...
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Despite continuing their 100 per cent league record in defeating Trinity Accies, Linden slipped to second in the table as they failed to pick up a try bonus point. They are now one point behind Leith although the Edinburgh side have played a game more....
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Hawick Waverley suffered their first defeat of the season, in going down 2-1 to Linlithgow Rose Amateurs, in the second round of the Scottish Amateur Cup, at Linlithgow. Waverley got off to a nightmare start, by conceding a goal in the second minute, when Leishman scored for the Rose. In the 20th minute, however, Waverley...
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Record-breaking world indoor bowls international Julie Forrest is celebrating the latest achievement in her illustrious sporting career, as a member of the Scottish Indoor Bowling Association Hall of Fame....
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Hawick head coach George Graham was left to rue a lack of defensive intensity at Myreside last weekend – setting up a “massive” match with Edinburgh Accies at Mansfield Park in the Tennent’s Premiership tomorrow....
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The Force travelled to Myreside on Saturday and narrowly lost to Watsonians 2nds in an 11-try encounter. The young Hawick lads did well in the first half to lead handsomely at the interval by 26-7....
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It had taken a while, indeed quite a while, in fact a long while. In the bright sunshine of Albert Park last Saturday, however, it happened. Hawick Royal Albert achieved something they failed to do last season in recording a win on their home turf. And Royalists shook this monkey off their back the hard...
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