Peeblesshire News Weekly Sport Round Up: Countdown to major cycling event marked by lighting up Borders attraction

Peeblesshire News Weekly Sport Round Up

Traquair House lit with the UCI Cycling World Championships rainbow - blue, red, black, yellow, and green - to celebrate six months until event

Countdown to major cycling event marked by lighting up Borders attraction

ORGANISERS of a major cycling event which arrives in the Borders later this year have lit up a local tourist attraction to celebrate an exciting milestone.

Can Scotland make it a hat trick of Calcutta Cup wins for first time in 50-years?

Last year’s Calcutta Cup match saw the Scots run out 20-17 winners in Edinburgh, the first time they had beaten England two years in a row since 1983-84.

All hands on deck for Doddie on the former royal yacht

The aim of the challenge, which was joined by several other teams virtually, was to see who could row the furthest between 10am and 1pm.

Richie Gray under no illusions as to how big the Twickenham challenge will be

The 33-year-old Glasgow lock has won 69 caps but has been on the periphery of the national team for much of Gregor Townsend’s five-and-a-half-year reign.

Southern Knights v Newcastle Falcons charity match at The Greenyards called off

The match had been arranged to raise money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation as Doddie played most of his club rugby at Melrose and Newcastle.