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Gala 21, Watsonians 21

Following their successful rugby tour to South Africa, Scotland Women return home to Scotstoun Stadium next month for two Autumn Tests.

Borders County arrowman Ryan Hogarth is warming up nicely for a couple of leading darts tournaments.

Recently-promoted Biggar came to town, having made a good start to the season and were sitting well in the league.

Edinburgh University 6s 0, Fjordhus Reivers 2s 3

Seasoned cyclist Darren Scott has secured a major European mountain bike title at the first time of asking.

It was a great weekend for the Lauderdale Limpers athletics group, with Manor Water, Pentland Skyline, Chicago Marathon and Keilder among the events to which many travelled.

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Borders racing driver Lauren Ford, a regular at the Racewll meetings in Cowdenbeath, retired from the Ministox category last week and moved straight into the Prostock Basics formula.

Gala YM 45, Earlston 22

The Scottish Rugby Union has responded to World Rugby’s misconduct charge over comments made by chief executive Mark Dodson ahead of last Sunday’s typhoon-threatened match with Japan.

Jed-Forest 36, Musselburgh 19

Sharon Paterson and Eleanor Pearson, from Kelso Golf Club, qualified for the Daily Mail Foursomes finals at Slaley Hall last week.

At the age of 27, Scotland star Stuart Hogg still has at least one more World Cup in him but that was no consolation in Yokohama as the full-back reflected on a frustrating tournament which has seen him fail to light up the world stage as he and the nation’s rugby supporters would have liked.

Borders ace Darcy Graham garnered plaudits for his display yesterday (Wednesday) as Scotland stacked up nine tries to defeat Russia 61-0 in the Rugby World Cup.

Kelso Gliders have won the Borders Boccia League for the third successive season – but they certainly had a fight on their hands in 2019.

The new Tennis Borders junior league autumn competition came to an exciting finale last week, with six teams competing at the Borders Tennis Centre for their division title.

A Hawick man is already part of a specialist team which performs superhuman feats by producing millions of 
poppies each year for the 
annual Scottish Poppy Appeal.

The Border Ice Rink hosted the Scottish Curling Senior Mixed Championship last weekend – the most prestigious curling competition to be held in the Borders for a few years.