As if the task of saving themselves from the drop to Premier Two isn't tough enough, now they want to help save the planet – by becoming the greenest rugby club on it.
It has to be said, that they're off to a good start. They are known worldwide as the Greens.
But, for a club that has suffered badly in recent years due to climate change – Mansfield Park has on more than one occasion been under water as the River Teviot burst its banks – that is not enough.
The club has appointed Murray Watson as its green project co-ordinator and on Saturday he announced their plans for the future.
Simple measures such as recycling all the litter on game days and saving on the petrol parents use to take their kids to minis tournaments are already in place.
But one audacious plan sticks out above all others – and in the long run, it could earn the club money.
The Teries are conducting a feasibility study into generating power from the nearby river using an eco-friendly Archimedean screw turbine to harness the Teviot's natural power and generate green electricity. The club can then sell any surplus on to the national grid.
As early as the third century BC, Archimedean screws were used mainly as a means of transferring water from a low-lying body of water to higher areas.
But lately, their function has been reversed. The screw is installed alongside a river and diverted water flows down the screw, making it turn, which – in turn – generates electricity.
There is only one other such set-up in Scotland – on the River Don – and that saves an estimated 123 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year.
It is hoped that the proposed Hawick installation will power the club, and possibly several hundred houses.
Mr Watson told TheSouthern: "We are, in fact, going full circle. Hawick has a history of using water power going back 500 years at the old corn mill, as well as being used to power the old textile mills.
"Indeed, three of the mills were producing and selling electricity to the Urban Electric Company some 50 years ago.
"It's an elegant solution to helping solve the twin problems of climate change and finding new sources of income to ensure the long-term future of rugby in the town."
The club is also looking into the possibility of installing a biomass boiler at the ground. Using wood chips – a fuel that is abundant around Hawick – biomass is a renewable system which would, it is hoped, supply all the heating the club would need.
Saturday was Green Day at the club, with many eco-friendly groups showing their wares. Those who hold to the belief that Mansfield Park is the coldest place on this earth were in for a shock. A company which normally uses thermal imagery to spot areas of homes that are not properly insulated used their special video camera to take images of the crowd in the stand – around 12 degrees – as well as some of the match itself.
In looking towards its greener future, the club has been working with several organisations, including Changeworks Scotland, Mann Power Consulting, the Forestry Commission and A Greener Hawick. They all had a presence at the club's Green Village, which the crowd were free to roam round and gather energy-saving advice.
Also at the Green Day was Nigel Ellis, technology development manager at Scottish Hydro Electric – also known as the sponsor of the Scottish club leagues.
Mr Ellis was full of praise for the Mansfield Park move.
He said: "This is an imaginative initiative being taken by Hawick Rugby Club. The Greens have traditionally been leaders in Scottish rugby and they have now put themselves on the world stage, and are a worthy model for other clubs and local communities to follow."
Mr Watson added: "This new thinking has been greeted with amazing enthusiasm by the management, committee and member of this club.
"Let no member of the press ever write again that there's 'aye-been' thinking at Hawick Rugby Club."
z See page 23 for the Hawick v Melrose match report. For a video report of Green Day go to www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk