He retired from the sport in July 2010 after 33 years at the top-level of the sport. He made his debut for Kingussie in October 1977 against Beauly. On his retirement in July 2010 after a Friday night reserve game with Fort William he was given a standing ovation.
As a player for Kingussie, he is the most decorated player in the history of the sport, having won 15 Camanachd Cup winner"s medals and over 100 medals in all. He holds the record number of appearances for Kingussie, has the all-time record for the number of league winners medals, holds the record number of MacTavish Cup Final appearances, broke the record for Camanachd Cup winners medals in 2002 (along with his brother Stephen and Ali Dallas), he was a winning Camanachd Cup captain in 2001, and was never on the losing side in six international appearances.
He is a member of the Borthwick family which is synonymous with the Kingussie shinty team
