Article: One year on from Reivers closure, rugby retains hold on heartland Club game thriving in Borders but fears remain over migration of talent

Article: Kay makes debut for Borders.(Sport)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  December 17, 2004 ;     126 words ......Kay will make his first start for The Borders in the Celtic League match against...Scotland last June before joining The Borders from Newcastle Falcons, takes over from Ross Ford, who was injured during a Scotland squad weights session. As a result, the Borders have brought in Rob ...

Article: Borders agree to Townsend's release.(News)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  January 1, 2004 ;     543 words ......player from his contract. Borders coach Tony Gilbert said...dire necessity that the Borders professional team should...There are four young Borders players in the current...Chris Cusiter and hooker Ross Ford. And Williams said: All...Scottish rugby that the Borders continue. Williams ...

Article: Borders draft to bring Warnock in from cold; Fly-half set to fill Townsend void.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  December 31, 2003 ;     700+ words ......is likely to resume his Borders career once his sixmonth...In a brief statement, Borders coach Tony Gilbert said...inclusion of four promising Borders players in the Scotland...Walker, Chris Cusiter, Ross Ford and Gareth Morton. 'All...future of Scottish rugby, Borders must ...

Article: Borders signal intent by entering top five
The Scotsman;  January 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ......very, very disappointed," he said. "We knew the Borders would want to slow the game up and not play any rugby, but we didn't respond to that. The Borders succeeded in stopping us; it was a poor game. "It...important to qualify for the Heineken Cup. "[The Borders and Glasgow] are now financed to the same ...

Article: Ford revs up for Borders return.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: NIALL AITCHESON ROSS FORD'S quest to wear the Scotland...longawaited return for the Borders in a preseason match against...Ulster at Madras College. Borders have accepted an invitation...regular start for the Borders and play well. If I do...

Article: Rude awakening for battered Borders PREMIER ONE
The Sunday Herald;  October 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......favourites in this Heineken Cup, but they battered Borders and were dining on carrion by the end. In a game in which Borders' defence was always resolute and sometimes outstanding...incident in the 57th minute when Gavin Kerr, the Borders prop, was penalised for coming in from the side...already out, and ...

Article: Clinical Glasgow add to Borders woe
The Scotsman;  October 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ......mistakes his side made. Had they found a finish, the Borders might have made a game of it, but instead Glasgow...second period, the pattern was restarted when, from a Borders turnover, Gregor slotted his fourth penalty and...restart back into their half. It was clinical. The Borders worked tirelessly to ...

Article: Gallant Borders go down fighting
The Scotsman;  October 9, 2004 ;     697 words ...Borders15 v Neath-Swansea Ospreys 23 Referee: D Keane (Ire). Attendance: 1,200 THE Borders almost did enough to overcome their meagre resources...level at 9-9 at half-time to a standing ovation. The Borders knew it was very much game-on. The basic skills in the first period had been excellent, the ...

Article: Weakened Borders on dangerous ground
The Scotsman;  November 3, 2006 ;     394 words ......pan into the fire when the Borders return to the Magners League...Opeta Palepoi due to injury, Ross Ford, the hooker, who is suspended...extend a run of wins over the Borders to seven. However, the Borders have a full-strength back...already been suspended by the Borders and a ...

Article: Douglas back for Borders in Belfast
The Scotsman;  November 2, 2006 ;     596 words ...THE BORDERS have revamped their team for tomorrow's Magners League...that Douglas remains strong enough to compete for the Borders. He said: "Bruce has had a bit of a rest and we are...The fact Bruce will still be with us is good for the Borders because he is a very important player in this club...weeks on ...

Article: Townsend injury rubs salt in the wound for Borders
The Scotsman;  September 12, 2005 ;     601 words ...Borders 15 Llanelli 24 THE Borders Reivers displayed all their...as, up to that point, the Borders had looked a composed, enterprising...and Colin Stewart plucked Ross Ford's throw out of the air. The...disappointed Steve Bates, the Borders coach, who admitted: "It feels...of attack ...

Article: Fine Borders stock, but what's happened to flock?
The Scotsman;  April 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Something similar might be said of Scottish rugby and the Borders. Certainly our best decade of the last half- century...In that decade the league title never went out of the Borders, being won by Gala, Hawick, Kelso and Melrose. It was...let alone wins the cup. That's not all. Admittedly the Borders are ...

Article: Borders consumed by Dragon fire
The Scotsman;  January 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Borders 15 Gwent 38 Referee: S McDowell (Ire). Attendance: 2,150 THE Borders provided another worrying glimpse of life with meagre...management was the promising play of youngsters Chris Cusiter, Ross Ford, Scott McLeod, Bruce Douglas and Morton. If the top-class...could easily have been a much worse ...

Article: Venue change robs Borders of home advantage Away fans make up most of 1,000 crowd at deflated Murrayfield after Netherdale is deemed unplayable
The Scotsman;  January 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Borders19 Northampton 29 BOTH sides strived to...intriguing Heineken Cup affair in the Borders, the hosts hoping to build on their...Netherdale was unplayable. Steve Bates, the Borders coach, insisted he was pleased with...can't afford that at this level." The Borders had tried their best to arouse ...