HAWICK 31, CURRIE 27
As like a fortnight past against GHA, this was not a match for the faint hearted. Perhaps even more so in this match because Hawick didn't start playing until the last 15 minutes of normal time. Up until then, Hawick looked down and out at 24-3 behind, having conceded simple mistakes and turnovers all afternoon. Whatever was said or done at this point saw Hawick play some of the best rugby witnessed at Mansfield Park for a long time. The senior players in the side, particularly the Landels brothers and Man of the Match Andy Wilson who seems to get better with each game, completely outplayed the opposition who were all but dead on their feet at the final whistle. The level of fitness and will to win shown by all the team in the these final minutes surely augers well for the rest of the season. A mention must be made about the Hawick scrum that never looked in any trouble against the visitors much bigger and more powerful opponents and regularly drove Currie back.
It was Hawick who started well and were first to score with a Craig Neish penalty but from then it was all Currie who notched a converted try and a penalty to reach the interval 10 points to 3 in the lead.
The second half started as the first half finished with Currie making the most of the Hawick errors. Two converted tries, one a breakaway effort from well inside the Hawick half saw Currie with, what should have been, a match winning lead of 24-3 with only 13 minutes left. It was at this point that the tables completely turned and Hawick started the fight back. From the moment that Danny Landels scored his first try, converted by Neish, the crowd sensed Hawick were in with a shout and got right behind the team. Neil Renwick finished of a fine break by Andy Wilson again converted by Neish and when captain Rory Hutton intercepted and ran from halfway to score at the posts to tie the scores the win looked very much in sight. But it was Currie with a rare foray into the Hawick half who looked like taking the spoils with a penalty to retake a 27-24 lead with the match into injury time. Hawick again worked their way up to the Currie posts and with the referee signalling a penalty, a draw was assured but the forwards kept picking and driving, the Currie defence eventually gave way and Danny Landles drove over to seal a remarkable bonus point win which moves Hawick up to third place in the league.

Team:- Neil Renwick, Stephen Anderson, Rory Hutton, Craig Neish, Ross Armstrong, Barry Sutherland, Greg Goodfellow, Nicky Little, Matt Landels, Brad Turnbull, Gavin Petrie, Michael Robertson, Nick McTaggart, Andy Wilson and Danny Landels.
Subs:- Kevin Reid, Rory Scott, Gary Douglas, Hue Scammell and David Lowrie.

HAWICK ACADEMY 27, JEDFOREST A 10
Two late tries gave the Academy a bonus point win under the lights at Mansfield Park on Friday night over a stuffy Jedforest team. The home side were penalised in the opening minutes but the Jed kicker pulled his kick well wide.  A break by scrum half Young saw him brought down short forcing the visitors to concede a penalty which Neil McColm kicked for a 3-0 lead. This quickly became 8-0 when a fine handling move was finished of by skipper Neil Douglas. With the return of Craig Charters from injury, the home side had a jumper to aim for and his Scotland u19 experience helped the scrum get the better of the Jed eight,  however the men from Riverside as is their want, were highly competitive in the loose, winning several turnovers to keep the homeside at bay.  Despite their strong defence, they could not prevent a second Academy try when after good interplay between backs and forwards, a final drive by Garry Douglas supported well by Callum Whillians whose pass saw Ross Borthwick score, McColm added the extas for a 15-0 interval lead.  
A much changed home team emerged for the second half, it seemed this tactic was going to be costly when  the Jed winger scored twice in 15 minutes of the re start. Leading by 5 points the home side got some breathing space when M Graham followed up his own chip ahead to re-gather and run in unopposed from the 22, McColm added the conversion with 5 minutes left.  With little time left, Neil Douglas kept up the tradition of a veteran scoring the teams last try and gain the bonus point for a 27-10 final score. 
Next up for the academy is a trip to Peebles on Friday......nothing to do next Friday night.......jump in the car and make your way to Peebles and support the future stars of Hawick rugby.

Thanks again to Davy Oliver for the match report