The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 11th, 2004
Byline: GEORGE MACKAY Northampton 20 Borders 3 COURAGE, pride in the jersey and big hearts alone are not enough to win rugby's big prizes, as Borders coach Tony Gilbert admits. But they can surely gain honour and cut inflated reputations down to size. Injury-stricken Borders played their hearts out at Franklins Gardens yesterday to emerge with full credit from their Heineken Cup clash with Pool Four favourites Northampton. Already beaten in their opening two encounters, the Scots never looked likely to win this one but they did refuse to let themselves be humiliated. Northampton coach Way...
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