On his selection as captain, Cusiter said: "I'm really pleased that I've been asked to captain the team. It's a great honour and a lot of responsibility comes with the role.
"We made huge steps forward last season under Paul Thomson so I have big boots to fill but hopefully I can play my part in helping such an ambitious squad achieve its undoubted potential."
Cusiter was in action in the RBS 6 Nations Championship where he was part of Frank Hadden's rejuvenated Scotland team. Most notably, he marked the 18-12 Calcutta Cup victory over England by booting the ball out of the stadium in front of a sell-out crowd at Murrayfield on the final whistle.
Cusiter, 24, played in six games on the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand and came on as a substitute in the pre-departure Test against Argentina in Cardiff.
Commenting on his choice of captain, Reivers head coach Steve Bates added: "Chris is at that stage in his career where he is developing a real tactical awareness and I think it is the perfect time to get him involved in that area of the club.
"Chris is a furious competitor and will lead the team wholeheartedly from the front. There is no-one that trains harder and puts more into the game that Chris."
Border Reivers will prepare for the forthcoming season with two of Europe's premier rugby clubs Ulster and London Wasps.
On Friday 18 August , the Reivers will take part in a training game with Ulster at St Andrews University in Fife, where Ulster are based on their three-day training camp in Scotland (kick-off approx. 4pm).
The squad will then travel down to the Causeway Stadium, North of London, to take on London Wasps in a pre-season friendly on Friday 25 August (kick-off 8pm).
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