SCOTLAND Rugby League have forged a partnership with one of the country’s best-known and most successful rugby union clubs to establish a more regular base for their international matches. Hawick, the Borders side who produced Great Britain’s 1954 RL World Cup-winning captain Dave Valentine, then a Huddersfield forward, will make their Mansfield Park ground available for what Bravehearts officials call “several” fixtures. It means Scotland, working to regain the full International Rugby League membership which was lost in March 2024, are following the example of Wales, who are now using Neath’s stadium The Gnoll as their go-to venue. “I would like to thank the board at Hawick RFC for their assistance in making this happen and enabling us to bring Rugby League to the Borders again. “Hopefully this partnership will prove mutually beneficial to both parties in various ways.”Hawick RFC spokesman Ian Landles added: “Hawick RFC are delighted to welcome Scotland Rugby League to Mansfield Park.