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Lisa Thomson during a Scotland women's training session at Edinburgh's DAM Health Stadium in April (Pic: Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Hawick’s Lisa Thomson one of three Borderers in Scottish women’s starting XV for...

Ryan Mania riding Cedar Hill to a previous victory at Kelso in 2021 (Photo: Kelso Races)

Cedar Hill claims first win for over a year for Borders trainer Sandy Thomson

Jockey Ryan Mania celebrating on Sunday at Kelso after riding the Ferry Master to victory for his trainer father-in-law Sandy Thomson (Pic: Brian Sutherland)

Updated: ​Borders-trained Ferry Master pushes boat out at Kelso Races for first ...

Lisa Thomson in action for Scotland versus the USA at the DAM Health Stadium in Edinburgh in August (Photo by Ross MacDonald/SNS Group/SRU)

Three Borderers in Scotland women’s rugby team to take on Italy

Ryan Mania on Morebattle Hurdle winner Benson, trained by Sandy Thomson, at Kelso on Saturday (Pic: Alan Raeburn/Kelso Races)

Racehorse trainer Sandy Thomson a winner at double at Kelso

Borderer Chloe Rollie tackling Ffion Lewis during Scotland's 18-15 pool A defeat by Wales on Sunday at the New Zealand 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup at Northland Events Centre in Whangarei (Photo by Michael Bradley/AFP via Getty Images)

Borderers retain places in Scottish women's rugby team

Lisa Thomson in action for Scotland

Thomson skippers Scots at Games

Selkirk's Lee Jones at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium last November (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Borderers Lee Jones, Lisa Thomson and Chloe Rollie named in Scotland’s rugby sev...

Jedburgh's Chloe Rollie, left, and Hawick's Lisa Thomson during a Scotland training session in Edinburgh in April (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Sevens up again for Borderers Chloe Rollie and Lisa Thomson

Borderers Chloe Rollie and, right, Lisa Thomson in training with the Scotland national XVs team in Edinburgh last month during this year's Women's Six Nations (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Borderers Lisa Thomson and Chloe Rollie named in Scottish rugby sevens squad com...

Hawick's Lana Skeldon at a Scotland training session in Edinburgh on Tuesday (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Hawick’s Lana Skeldon and Lisa Thomson continue as ever-presents in Scottish sid...
Borderers Lana Skeldon and Lisa Thomson continue as ever-presents in the Scottish national side for the current Women’s Six Nations tournament.

Salvino, centre, ridden by Ryan Mania and trained near Kelso by Sandy Thomson was level at the last hurdle but finished fifth at the post at the second race at Kelso (Photo: Bill McBurnie)

Kelso racehorse trainer Sandy Thomson among winners at his home-town track with ...

Jedburgh's Chloe Rollie playing for London's Harlequins in May (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Three Borderers named in Scottish squad for Women’s Rugby World Cup qualifiers

Rocky Johnstone (picture by Bill McBurnie)

Rocky reaches end of road at Hawick rugby club

Hawick's Lisa Thomson, a member of the Great Britain Olympic rugby sevens team, during a Tokyo 2020 kitting-out on June 18, 2021, in Birmingham (Photo by Karl Bridgeman/Getty Images for British Olympic Association)

Hawick’s Lisa scores try for GB in Tokyo

Get a grip ... Lisa Thomson, right, tackles England's Jess Breach in a Six Nations match last year (photo by Paul Devlin / SNS Group / SRU).

Borders-linked Lisa Thomson and Ross McCann in GB 7s rugby squad for Tokyo

Caitlin Ormiston of Gala Cricket Cub

Good all-round show by Gala with bowler in devastating form

Jedburgh's Chloe Rollie playing for London's Harlequins Women in November 2019 (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images for Harlequins)

Three Borderers in starting XV for Scotland’s opening game of rugby’s 2021 Women...

Sandy Thomson with his hat trick of winners at Ayr - Sirwilliamwallace, Doyen Breed and Storm Nelson (Photo: Bill McBurnie)

Borders horse trainer Sandy Thomson celebrating hat-trick of wins at Ayr

Yetholm trainer Sandy Forster with runner-up Morningside, an eight-year-old bay gelding (Photo: Bill McBurnie)

Yetholm trainer tells of joy after gelding racks up hat-trick of wins at Kelso

Seeyouatmidnight wins a previous race at Kelso for Greenlaw trainer Sandy Thomson (library image)

Borders trainer Thomson delighted with Midnight run

Priorwood Court in Melrose.

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