Darin Hutson

​Three Border Amateur Football Association sides are through to the last four of this season’s South of Scotland Amateur Cup after quarter-final victories on Saturday.

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.

​This year’s Christmas pudding race at Melrose on Sunday was won by Moorfoot Runners’ David Carter-Brown, setting a new record time of 51:20 for the eight-mile course.

​Former Scotland rugby international Jim Renwick has been named as Hawick’s favourite player of all time following a poll conducted as part of the club’s 150th anniversary celebrations.

​Gala, Jed-Forest and Peebles all remain as they were in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Division 1 following a win, draw and call-off on Saturday.

Borderer Darcy Graham’s international rugby comeback continued with another 80 minutes’ action on Sunday as Scotland wrapped up their autumn test series with a 27-13 home win against Australia.

​This coming Saturday is scheduled to see the current Arnold Clark Premiership rugby season resume after a three-week break, with this weekend’s fixtures including ones away to top-four Edinburgh opposition for Melrose and Kelso.

​Vale of Leithen are the Borders’ last men standing in this season’s East of Scotland Qualifying Cup after knocking out Kirkcaldy and Dysart on the road on Saturday.

A little faith can go a long way, according to veteran Australian rock star Nick Cave’s 2019 song I Want You, and that’s certainly true of his confidence in how his new album would work live.

Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been hit by a fresh injury blow just weeks after making his comeback at new club Montpellier Herault.