Published: Friday, 8th May, 2009 2:11pm

Peebles leads the way on big night for Borders rugby

THROUGHOUT the season we"ve been keeping tabs on all our local teams and players with the launch this season of the Borders Rugby Rankings and the Borders Rugby Awards, and it"s made for fascinating reading as the months went by.

Some categories ended up being one horse races while others went down to the wire, and with the weather playing havoc with the fixture card, some categories even now are inconclusive.

But tomorrow evening at the Tait Hall, Kelso, nearly 40 awards will be dished out to players and clubs as we fly the flag for Borders Rugby, and find out who has been voted the first 'Player Of The Season' by members of the local media.

The five nominees are Fraser Harkness and Lee Jones wfrom Selkirk, Peebles" Dan Boughtwood, and Jordan Macey and Scott Wight from Melrose.

The winner will receive a lovely trophy donated by Scottish Hydro Electric, who have also sponsored the annual 'Most Successful Borders Team' trophy, which has been won this year by Hawick YM, who collated 83 points this season in their 22 matches.

All Borders sides playing Premiership or National League rugby were eligible to take part in this category as they all played 22 league matches in the league at their own levels. No Cup or Border League fixtures were considered to ensure a level playing field.

The evening itself will raise money for the Hearts And Heroes Charity, and John Frame, who is heavily involved with the organisation of the Hearts and Heroes Challenge taking place on 16th May, will be one of the guest speakers at the event as well as presenting the Auction on the night.

John played for Gala and Scotland in the 1970s and is one of the country's top after dinner speakers.