The Jenny Moore’s Road club are nine points clear of second placed Forrester at the top of BT East Regional League Division 2 table with just three games of the season remaining, having scored a staggering 1096 points for and only conceding 55 against.

And, if they keep the run going, they will secure the title at home to Leith - the last team to beat them - on Saturday, March 14.

Last Saturday, St Boswells bounced back from behind to defeat Hawick Linden, from the division above them, 47-10 in the BT Borders Shield.

And, if they win their remaining tie against Hawick Harlequins, who are also in Division 1, then they will set up a home tie against high-flying North Berwick in the National Shield semi-final - with the prize for the winner being a place in the final at BT Murrayfield, the home of Scottish rugby.

It would mark a sensational return for the club a year after they were kicked out of the Bowl Final after they were judged to have fielded three ineligible players.

And former Selkirk star David Cassidy, now player-coach at St Boswells, admitted it would be a just reward for his team’s effort this season, with their unbeaten run now stretching to 36 games.

However, until the silverware is secured, he revealed he is taking nothing for granted.

Speaking to the Border Telegraph this week, Cassidy, who has helped transform the club’s fortunes since he joined them three years ago, said: “We’re just a small club but we’ve cultivated a winning mentality. The boys have been training hard and playing well and now they are reaping the rewards.

“That’s two years we have gone undefeated so we want to carry that forward to next season now.

“When I first started here three years ago you would be lucky if there was one man and his dog, now we are getting upwards of 50 or 60 folk turning up to our games. And we’re getting bigger crowds every week.” As well as Cassidy, the club boasts several star attractions among its ranks, including former Selkirk stalwarts Scott Tomlinson and Michael McVie, as well as former Hawick YM teammates Dean McCracken and captain Ryan Hogg.

And the East League 2 leaders are hoping their rise up the ranks will encourage more local players to come to St Boswells rather than heading nearby Earlston, Melrose or Jed-Forest.

“People will always put us down because of the level we play at, with the calibre of players we have,” Cassidy explained. “But, at the end of the day, we still have to win every game we play and every match is like a cup final to other teams.

“The first 10 minutes against Linden was probably the hardest game we’ve had in two years but we came through it which shows the character and quality of the boys.

“We’ve got a good work ethic. We’ve only got a squad of maybe 23 players but the majority of them turn out for training every Tuesday and Thursday.

“My job is just to make sure that we win and that’s what we’re doing, it’s nice to be able to play some good rugby along the way.

“Hopefully we can get a result against the Quins, then we’ll play North Berwick at home and hopefully try to get to Murrayfield.

“What happened last season is in the past, but it’s been a good thing in a way because it’s made the boys more determined to make up for it and show the SRU how good a side we really are.” And he added: “I fancy our chances (against Berwick) down here on a big park - every time we come up against a bigger and tougher obstacle we keep coming through it.”