Borders trio Stuart Hogg, Greig Laidlaw and Darcy Graham were unable to prevent Scotland from crashing to a disappointing defeat in their World Cup opener against Ireland in Japan.
After their shock defeat last week when they scored 40 points and lost, Gala YM came out with all guns blazing on Saturday at Netherdale against Liberton and had their try bonus point in just 13 minutes.
Gala travelled to Inverness to take on one of the early National 1 League leaders, Highland at their new clubhouse and 3G pitch at Canal Park but they left empty handed after a 34-18 defeat.
A dramatic late converted try meant Hawick Linden achieved the first win of their East League 1 campaign but not before Forrester threatened to snatch an injury time try.
Borders athletes have once more been the toast of their friends and supporters after excellent performances at the Scottish National Relay Championships.
Darcy Graham will be on the bench, while fellow Borderers Greig Laidlaw and Stuart Hogg will line up at the start of Scotland’s World Cup 2019 campaign in Japan on Sunday.
Langholm’s 1st XI finished their season with an impressive 98-runs victory over Stainton - but results elsewhere meant promotion to the Premier League was denied, as they finished third in Division One.
Four familiar Borders faces have been selected by new head coach Philip Doyle for the Scotland Women’s Rugby squad which is soon to embark on its first tour of South Africa.
