CONTENTS

Foreword

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE
The Death of an Iconic Figure

CHAPTER TWO
The Birth of Borders Rugby

CHAPTER THREE
A League Apart in the Borders

CHAPTER FOUR
A Slam, a Slump and Some Border Heroes

CHAPTER FIVE
The Green Machine

CHAPTER SIX
A Toast to Selkirk, Langholm and Gala

CHAPTER SEVEN
Thorns Amidst the Thistles

CHAPTER EIGHT
Mr Telfer Comes to Town

CHAPTER NINE
The Coronation of a Borders Prince

CHAPTER TEN
Reality Bites and Shark Tales

CHAPTER ELEVEN
The Melrose Miracle-Makers

CHAPTER TWELVE
Glory Days and Gory Days in the Borders

CHAPTER THIRTEEN
The Border Reivers Fiasco

CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Best Ever Borders Team?

CHAPTER FIFTEEN
A Hero for the 21st Century

Borders Town-by-Town Guide

Index

Plate Section