Tag: Edinburgh University
Field hockey – Grange looking for home win
Grange will look to claw back some of Bromac Kelburne’s five-point lead at the top of Division One when they host Edinburgh University at Fettes on Saturday (14.00).The former league pace-setters club have slipped-up...
Field hockey – students face tough tie at Dundee
Clydesdale, we understand from sources, will play Grange in the Scottish Cup semi-final after the Edinburgh club received a bye. Grange were scheduled to play Dundee Wanderers at Fettes on Sunday.Western Wildcats are expected...
Sales focus in UK first
Sales students from all over Britain went head-to-head in the Gartner-sponsored first UK Universities sales competition held at Edinburgh Napier University.The event, co-hosted by Abertay University, gave students a platform to use key techniques...
Field hockey – Kelburne put skids under Grange’s title bid
Division One: Bromac Kelburne 5, Grange 3; Edinburgh University 1, Dundee Wanderers 1.Grange’s bid to deprive Bromac Kelburne of a 14th straight Division One title was dealt a potentially fatal blow when they lost...
Field hockey – Edinburgh students win national title
Edinburgh University men celebrated after winning the British Universities and Colleges Sport Trophy after a dramatic penalty stroke competition.They students were level at 1-1 after normal time, Cardiff University having scored after 18 minutes...
Men’s hockey – key clash for title-chasing Grange
Grange coach David Knipe is now playing catch-up as the Edinburgh club bid to grab the Division One title from holders Bromac Kelburne.The Paisley-based club leapfrogged Grange to the top of the ten-strong division...
Men’s hockey – students beat Beast from the East 2
Edinburgh University will make their debut in the British Universities and Colleges Sport Trophy final on Wednesday after a herculean effort from the players to beat Beast from the East2.They spent more than eight...
Women’s hockey – Edinburgh move five clear
Sophie Maunder claimed a glory treble as champions Edinburgh University moved five points clear in the Division One title race.The students won 3-0 at Hillhead and second-placed Milne Craig Clydesdale Western skidded to a...
Men’s hockey – one game beats the icy blast
Inverleith were due to host Western Wildcats in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals at Peffermill on Sunday, the game coming after Western beat the Edinburgh club 4-1 in Division One just over a week ago.Andrew McConnell...
Men’s hockey – Grange looking to stay ahead
Division One pace-setters Grange, who were inactive last weekend, look to stay ahead of the chasing pack when they entertain fourth-placed Western Wildcats.The Glasgow side’s coach Harry Dunlop was pleased with a win in...
Field hockey – students drop two vital points
Edinburgh University are still in pole position in women`s Division One after dominating their game against Dundee-based Grove Menzieshill.However, Sam Judge's squad failed to take their chances and were held to a 0-0 draw....
Field hockey – Moodie back for points-seeking students
Ian Moodie returns for Edinburgh University as they host high-flying Dundee side Grove Menzieshill at Peffermill on Saturday (4pm).Moodie missed the recent 1-1 draw with Inverleith because of illness and his hard-running could be...
Men’s hockey – Neave faces massive challenge
Stuart Neave is now fully concentrated on lifting his Inverleith squad off the bottom of Division One.And the coach hopes regaining the Scottish indoor hockey title will act as a spur.The Edinburgh-based side have...
Women’s hockey – Robertson makes 100th appearance
Borders-born Sarah Robertson came off the bench to make her 100th international appearance as Great Britain lost 5-2 to Argentina in Rosario.The former Edinburgh University player was joined in the side by Glasgow-born goalkeeper...
Indoor hockey – Anderson calls for battling display
EuroHockey Indoor Championship, Division Two (women): Pool B: Scotland 1, Croatia 1; Pool C: Sweden 2, Scotland 1.Scotland are fighting relegation from Division Two of the EuroHockey Indoor Championship.They drew 1-1 with Croatia in...
Indoor hockey – promotion is our aim says Neave
Five Edinburgh club players are included in a new-look Scotland indoor squad determined to win promotion from the third tier of European hockey in Cyprus from Friday.Gavin Byers, an experienced outdoor international, skippers a...
Women’s hockey – Robertson goes full-time with GB
Borders-born Scotland international Sarah Robertson is now part of the Olympic gold medal-winning Great Britain hockey set-up on a full time basis.Robertson took time out from hockey to concentrate on her studies where she...
Kathryn called into Euro squad
Kathryn Greenslade of the University of Edinburgh has been selected for the LEN European Short Course Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark next month.Greenslade will compete in the freestyle and backstroke events having impressed at the...
Men’s hockey – Moodie eyes three points
Edinburgh University aim to end the first half of the Division One season on a high with a win against Uddingston on Saturday at Peffermill (push-of 16.00).That would help the students close in on...
Women’s hockey – key Edinburgh derby
Grange women host Watsonians in a crucial Division One derby clash at Fettes College on Saturday (push off 14.10).The visitors are sixth in the ten-strong table with seven points from eight games.Grange are eighth...
Men’s hockey – Grange aim to increase Inverleith agony
Inverleith broke their points duck in Division One last weekend with a 2-2 home draw against Dundee Wanderers but remain rooted to the bottom of the ten-strong league.Coach Stuart Neave’s men now host one...
Field hockey – Grange still on top
Grange and Uddingston battled to a 3-3 draw and the Edinburgh side retain the lead in men's Division One. Frank Ryan, Dan Coultas and Jacob Tweedie scored for Grange.Bromac Kelburne, the champions, beat Edinburgh...
Men’s hockey – Grange looking to stay on top
Grange carry a three-point lead in Division One into this weekend’s men’s field hockey fixtures.They travel to lowly Uddingston on Saturday (15.00) but will take no chances following the Lanarkshire side’s shock result in...
Pleasance Complex Re-opens after £6 Million Refurbishment
Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s Pleasance complex Officially OpenedMonday evening marked the official re-opening of the Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s Pleasance complex, following a £6 million refurbishment project undertaken by the University of Edinburgh. Sarah...
Women’s hockey – University in pole position
Champions Edinburgh University are now in pole position in women’s Division One thanks to a dominating performance against city rivals Grange.They were 5-0 ahead at the break and Sam Judge’s squad popped in a...
Field hockey – Grange take over at top
Grange extended their unbeaten run in Division One to seven games to take over at the top of men’s Division One for the first time this season with a comfortable 4-1 victory at Edinburgh...
Field hockey – Doherty taking a game at a time
Nathan Doherty refuses to take a long-term view and is focused only on Grange’s next Division One fixture.That is a visit to Peffermill on Saturday to face Edinburgh University, a team who have enjoyed...
Women’s hockey – Swanson makes her mark
Laura Swanson made a big impression in her debut for Scotland's senior women's side after battling back from two career-threatening knee injuries.The Edinburgh University player hit the crossbar after 25 minutes as Scotland drew...
Scottish Cup – Grange hammer minnows
Grange, currently riding high in Division One, recorded an astonishing result in the men's Scottish Cup.They destroyed Third Division minnows FMGM Monarchs 21-1 at Fettes College.Under-strength Edinburgh University beat their Glasgow counterparts 3-1, Davyn...
Field hockey – Ryan double sinks champions
Division One (men): Grange 3, Kelburne 0 (at Fettes College); Dundee Wanderers 4, Edinburgh University 4 (at Dalnacraig); Inverleith 0, Grove Menzieshill 4 (at Peffermill)Frank Ryan claimed a glory double as title pretenders Grange...
