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Gala 20 Tries - Sykes, DalzielPenalties - McLean 2Conversions - McLean 2 Hawick 25 Tries - Deans, Sutherland, HoustonPenalties - Law 2Conversion - Law 2 In 1982 the league match at Netherdale between Gala and Hawick drew a crowd of more than 4,000 people. The two sides were the giants of Scottish rugby at the time, having between them won seven of the previous eight club championships, and the game was effectively a title decider. Astonishingly, 13 international players - past, present and future - took part in the match.
At Netherdale yesterday, you would have struggled to convince anyone below the age of 30 that the ground once played host to such epic contests. The crowd was perhaps one sixth of what it would have been in the golden era of Gala-Hawick rivalry, and there was not a single capped player in either starting lineup.See the full content of this document
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No Signs of Big-Time Return
When Scott Nichol, who made one appearance as a replacement against Argentina in 1994, trotted out as a second-half substitute, the cap count rose to one, but it would be pushing it to...
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