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From left, Ben Hodson, Billy Sutherland, Jack Foley and Seb Darlow representing Scotland at 2026’s international youth mountain-running cup in Italy on Sunday (Photo: Phil Mestecky)

Borderers Jack Foley and Seb Darlow help Scotland to sixth-placed finish at inte...

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Lana Skeldon in action for Scotland during their 84-7 Women’s Six Nations loss hosting England at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday, April 18 (Photo: Ross MacDonald/SNS Group/SRU)

Lana Skeldon hoping to see Scottish women’s rugby team bounce back from losses

Lana Skeldon in action for Scotland during their 84-7 Women’s Six Nations loss to England on Saturday in front of a crowd of 30,498 at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium (Photo: Ross MacDonald/SNS Group/SRU)

Lana Skeldon reckons Scots’ women’s rugby team on track to be even bigger draw

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Jake Dalziel on the ball for Scotland during their 33-17 Under-20 Six Nations loss hosting England at Edinburgh’s Hive Stadium on Friday, February 13 (Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Borderer Jake Dalziel in contention to be named as player of rugby’s 2026 U20 6N

Squad captain Ross Wolfenden at a Scotland under-20s training session at the Oriam in Edinburgh last week (Photo: Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Borderers make up a third of Scotland’s starting XV for round two of U20 6N

Fly-half Jake Dalziel during a Scotland under-20s training session at the Oriam in Edinburgh last week ahead of their 36-10 win away to Italy in Treviso on Friday (Photo: Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Borderers help Scotland get off to winning start in rugby’s U20 6N v Italy
Former Hawick lock Fergus Pringle got off to a winning start as head coach of Scotland’s under-20 rugby team on Friday, thanks to tries from Borderers Nairn Moncrieff, Jake Dalziel and Rory McHaffie.
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Darcy Graham during a Scotland training session at the Oriam in Edinburgh on Monday (Photo: Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Hawick’s Darcy Graham selected as sub for Scotland’s 6N opener v Italy

Jake Dalziel during a Scotland under-20s training session at the Oriam in Edinburgh on Monday (Photo: Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Four Borderers to start Scotland’s 2026 U20 6N opening match in Italy

Everyone needs to visit Malta at least once. The Barcelo Fortina Malta hotel.

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I went to the Trentino region of Italy and explored The Dolomites

I saw a new side to Italy during a brilliant adventure holiday

Darcy Graham on his way to scoring a try for the British and Irish Lions during their 24-19 win against a First Nations and Pasifika XV in Melbourne in Australia in July (Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Borderer Darcy Graham now set to make Edinburgh comeback v Munster

Josh Landers in action for Hibernian under-18s in 2023 (Photo: Maurice Dougan)

Borders footballer Josh Landers named in Scotland U19 squad for Italy friendlies

Darcy Graham in action during Edinburgh’s 47-17 United Rugby Championship win hosting Ulster at the capital’s Hive Stadium in May (Photo: Ross Parker/SNS Group/Edinburgh)

Hawick’s Darcy Graham available for second Edinburgh match of new rugby season

The world-famous Colosseum in Rome

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We went for lunch at Gino D'Acampo Italian Restaurant on Newcastle's Quayside - and here's what we thought.

Summer may nearly be over but Gino's fresh menu will brighten any day

Scout Adkin winning round one of 15 counting towards this year’s World Mountain-Running Association women’s world cup in Poland in May (Photo: Marco Gulberti/World Mountain-Running Association)

Borderer Scout Adkin wins mountain-running world cup for second year on trot

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35 per cent of footy fans have a bucket list of grounds they dream of visiting

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Staying at the luxurious Conrad Chia Laguna hotel in Sardinia was a dream - it was the perfect escape from the UK. (Photo: Isabella Boneham)

I had a dreamy stay at this hotel - it was the perfect escape from UK

Scout Adkin on her way to finishing as first female in Saturday’s Giir di Mont uphill race in Italy (Photo: Marco Gulberti/World Mountain-Running Association)

Borderer Scout Adkin still in pole position in mountain-running world cup

Lana Skeldon during a Scotland women’s training session in Edinburgh in April (Photo: Ewan Bootman/SNS Group/SRU)

20th Scotland try for Hawick’s Lana Skeldon not enough to avert loss to Italy

Ireland on the ball during their 22-21 World Rugby U20 Championship ninth-place semi-final loss to Scotland in Verona in Italy on Monday (Photo: Maurilio Boldrini/World Rugby)

Borderers help Scots to first win v Irish since 2018 at U20 rugby championship

Scout Adkin on her way to the first of two runner-up finishes at Chongli in China at the weekend (Photo: Marco Gulberti/World Mountain-Running Association)

Borderer Scout Adkin still top of mountain-running world cup leaderboard
Borderer Scout Adkin has tightened her grip on pole position on the World Mountain-Running Association’s world cup leaderboard with two second-place finishes in China at the weekend as she continues her defence of the title she won by a single point last year.
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Hector Patterson scoring a try for Scotland during their 56-19 World Rugby U20 Championship pool loss to England in Verona in Italy on Sunday (Photo: Luca Sighinolfi/World Rugby)

Hawick’s Hector Patterson scores consolation try as Scots lose 56-19 to England

Nairn Moncrieff in action for Scotland during their 33-15 Under-20 Six Nations defeat hosting Ireland at Edinburgh’s Hive Stadium on Saturday, February 8 (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Four Borderers named in Scotland squad for World Rugby U20 Championship

Scout Adkin celebrating her second World Mountain-Running Association world cup victory of this season at Tatra Fest in Poland on Sunday (Photo: Malgosia Photography for Tatra Fest)

Borderer Scout Adkin still top of mountain-running world cup leaderboard

Brits only take 70 per cent of their lunch breaks allotted time

Brits ‘waste’ £29bn worth of work a YEAR - by not taking lunch breaks

Scout Adkin on the run in Italy on Sunday (Photo: Marco Gulberti/World Mountain-Running Association)

Borderer Scout Adkin still top of mountain-running world cup leaderboard

I visited Venice in Italy this month - and the experience was elevated by staying at the Radisson Collection Hotel, Palazzo Nani Venice. (Photo: Radisson Collection Hotel, Palazzo Nani Venice)

I stayed in a canal-side Venice hotel - in an area with less tourists

Friends travel through Europe in a Corsa.

Friends save £4k by making back of Corsa into bed to travel Europe

Lisa Thomson taking on Michela Sillari during Scotland’s 25-17 Women’s Six Nations loss to Italy at Edinburgh’s Hive Stadium on Sunday (Photo by Ewan Bootman/SNS Group/SRU)

We need to be better, says Hawick’s Lisa Thomson after Scots’ W6N loss to Italy

Ross Wolfenden in action for Scotland’s under-19s during their 52-22 loss to their Italian opposite numbers at Melrose’s Greenyards on Wednesday (Photo: Scottish Rugby)

Melrose’s Greenyards hosts 52-22 defeat to Italy for Scotland’s U19s at rugby

I tried skiing at Club Med

I stayed at Club Med Serre Chevalier after its £50m renovation

Melrose’s Greenyards pictured in July 2023 (Photo by Ewan Bootman/SNS Group/SRU)

Melrose to host Scotland U19 rugby international ahead of world championship

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Nairn Moncrieff in action for Scotland during their 22-10 Under-20 Six Nations loss to Italy at Edinburgh’s Hive Stadium on Friday (Photo by Ewan Bootman/SNS Group/SRU)

Debuts for Borderers Nairn Moncrieff and Ross Wolfenden in rugby’s U20 6N

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend prior to watching his side beat Italy 31-19 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Scotland rugby head coach Gregor Townsend calls on players to raise game v Irish

Darcy Graham during a Scotland training session at the Oriam in Edinburgh this month (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Borderer Darcy Graham set to play first Six Nations game since 2022

Replacement scrum-half Hector Patterson on the attack during Hawick’s 51-13 win at home to Marr in rugby’s Arnold Clark Premiership in September (Photo: Malcolm Grant)

Three Borderers on bench for Scotland’s opener in rugby’s 2025 U20 6N v Italy

February 22, 2020, Six Nations: Italy 0, Scotland 17 Hawick’s Stuart Hogg scoring Scotland’s first try during their 17-0 Six Nations whitewashing of Italy in Rome in February 2020 (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) Chris Harris, Adam Hastings and Hogg, also skippering, touched down, with Hastings adding one conversion, as the Italians were whitewashed on home turf in Rome.

In photos: Scotland’s last ten rugby matches versus Italy
Scotland’s first match of rugby’s 2025 Six Nations will be Borderer Gregor Townsend’s 11th in charge of the national team against Italy.
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Resort Valle dell’Erica offers guests a luxury experience

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Harri Morris on the ball during Emerging Scotland’s 24-7 loss to Italy’s under-23s at Edinburgh’s Hive Stadium on Saturday (Photo by Ewan Bootman/SNS Group/SRU)

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Scottish first XV head coach Gregor Townsend during an Emerging Scotland training session at the Oriam in Edinburgh on Tuesday (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

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Discover the magic of Trentino in Italy's Dolomites this Christmas

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We went interrailing with our teenage children

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Scout Adkin celebrating winning 2024’s World Mountain-Running Association World Cup in Italy on Sunday (Photo: Marco Gulberti/World Mountain-Running Association)

Borderer Scout Adkin does Italian job to win World Mountain-Running Association ...

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Bex Elliott and son Ronnie on their travels with their campervan.

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