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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The Borders’ first ever obstacle race outdoor training facility has been launched on the outskirts of Hawick....
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The high school had a visit from Judo player Gemma Gibbons – Olympic silver medallist from the London Olympics.
Local owner Caroline Redpath had cause for celebration this week when her pony Struan of Inverdarroch finished fourth in the Ridden Highland Pony of the Year final at the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham on Wednesday morning....
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It was yet another wasteful display by Hawick on Saturday at Mansfield Park in a game that was there for the winning before two yellow cards steered a potential first win of the season away from the Greens. When referee Graeme Ormiston, of Gala, sent Ruaridh Macleod and Dalton Redpath to the sin bin with...
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This victory over Glasgow was another impressive performance from the Force lads who lived up to their billing as the most exciting, attacking and progressive team in Borders rugby. Their emphatic bonus point victory over GHA makes it three wins from four this season – and they did it with ease....
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Despite lacking a full complement of players, Duns Colts made the trip to Volunteer Park on Saturday. The visitors’ ranks were boosted by Hawick players, giving a level playing field of 15 v 15. It speaks volumes about the spirit of the game that there was never a question regards Hawick players pulling on the...
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