Memories of a golden era have been rekindled in the Borders' pursuit of a league and cup double according to The Scotsman's Richard Bath.
"All eyes were on Melrose yesterday for the Sevens, and it's a feeling that the club will be getting used to over the next fortnight. In consecutive weeks the Borders side are back at Murrayfield for their fourth national cup final in a row where they will face Ayr, followed the week after by the visit of the same opponents to the Greenyards for a match which could see Melrose seal their first league title since 1997.
"Those two matches against Ayr constitute, says veteran flanker and forwards coach John Dalziel, "the most important week for Melrose for the past 14 years". With the club fighting for silverware on two fronts, it certainly feels as if the side is on the cusp of a return to the halcyon days of the 1990s when the men in the famous yellow and black hoops won six league titles in eight years.
"Yet Melrose have reached this tipping point without making major changes to their squad along the way, a fact that 34-year-old Dalziel hopes will ensure that success is here to stay. "This is the sixth season for (head coach] Craig (Chalmers] and myself, and our league position has got better each year," he says."
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