Hawick and Wilton RFC eventually folded in 1890 as its members decided to purely focus on cricket.

The early seasons brought keenly contested games against Edinburgh Academicals, Gala, and Watsonians, and in 1896 Hawick won their first Scottish Unofficial Championship.

[3] In this period, Hugh McLeod, George Stevenson, Adam Robson, and Derrick Grant alone won 100 international caps between them, while fifteen other Greens played for their country.

Hawick regained their place in the Premiership at the end of the 2012–13 season with a 39–38 playoff victory over Dundee HSFP.

[4] The club run a 2nd XV called Hawick Force, who play in the new Border Junior League.