Sports

SPORT plays a large part in everyday Borders life.  Serving a population of 109,000 there are over 730 sports clubs and associations covering a wide range of indoor and outdoor sporting activities.  Choose from over 20 golf courses, world class mountain biking facilities and superb salmon fishing or enjoy the pleasures of spectator sport at one of the area's famed rugby grounds.  Intense inter-town rivalry and strong team spirit make such events unmissable, yet after the final whistle everyone shares in the celebration.  Come along and be a part of it.