Historic Hawick rugby club has severe problems according to David Ferguson. Writing in the Scotsman he insists there are concerns that the town that has bred more rugby internationalists than any other is dangerously papering over cracks.
"But there remains concern in the middle ground that the current malaise goes further than passion; that the leadership at Mansfield Park is not able to drive the club forward, and the warring between clubs, against a backdrop of falling numbers, is the root of the decline. Hawick has suffered like most clubs with more sporting choices, increasing technological distractions and the loss of the appeal of internationalists playing locally to aspiring players and supporters, and an exodus of talent to the central belt shop window – an inevitable result of the SRU's decision to shut the Borders."
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