Tag: Eurohockey
Scotland women face world No 3 Belgium in Euros
Scotland women's hockey squad will face Belgium, England and Spain in Pool B of the EuroHockey Championships next summer.
Edinburgh-based Chris Duncan’s squad recently qualified by beating Wales 2-1 in the final and Austria 1-0...
Cool Robertson keeps Scotland on course
Olympian Sarah Robertson slotted from close range after 42 minutes to secure a 1-0 victory for Scotland over a dogged Austria combine to take the Tartan Hearts to within one game of returning to...
Two Capital hockey stars named in Scotland’s Euro squad
Grange star David Nairn and Keir Robb, who was influential for The University of Edinburgh last season, have been named in the Scotland men’s squad for their EuroHockey Championship qualifier in Vienna from August...
Scots walk EuroHockey qualification tightrope
Five Edinburgh club players have been named in the Scotland women’s 18-strong squad for next week’s EuroHockey qualifier at Glasgow’s National Hockey Centre.
Watsonians trio, Amber Murray, Emily Dark and Sarah Jamieson, are joined by...
Scottish Hockey seeking more golden moments
Scotland’s under-21 women can look forward to the World Cup next year after edging Ukraine 1-0 in the EuroHockey Championship II-B in Turkey, another step in Scottish Hockey’s Pathway which they hope will lead...
Edinburgh University player secures win over Poland
Scotland’s under-21 women booked a place in the final of EuroHockey Championship II after a 2-1 victory over combined with other results in A Pool in Konya, Turkey.
The Tartan Hearts play the hosts in...
Smith double as Scotland open under-21 Euros with win
Ava Smith claimed a glory double and Caterina Nelli added another as Scotland under-21 women opened their EuroHockey Championship 11 campaign with a 3-1 victory over Ukraine in Konya, Turkey.
The Tartan Hearts started well...
Shoot-out blow for medal-seeking Grange
Grange agonisingly lost out on a bronze medal after losing in a shoot-out to Austrian side Arminen in the EuroHockey Club Trophy, Division One, in Portugal.
The Edinburgh side levelled the play-off at 3-3 in...
Grange bounce back to claim welcome Euro win
Grange opened their account in the EuroHockey Club Trophy, Division One, with a 3-1 win over Ukraine-based Vinnitsa in Portugal in a game delayed for 40 minutes at half-time due to flooding.
Martin Shepherdson (pictured),...
Capital rivals clash in cup, Watsonians edged in Europe
Fixtures: Friday: Scottish Cup: Hillhead v Western Wildcats (19.15); Grange v Inverleith (Fettes, 19.30). Saturday: Watsonians v Grove Menzieshill; FSEG Clydesdale v Kelburne (Titwood, noon).
Women: Saturday: Premiership: University of St Andrews v The University of...
Ten Capital athletes in Scotland hockey squad
Six The University of Edinburgh players and four from Watsonians are included in the 20-strong Scotland squad for a triple-header Test series against Spain in Benalmadena this week as coach Chris Duncan kick-starts his build-up to the...
Duncan: ‘This is just the beginning’
Fine margins are crucial in top sport, including hockey, and goalkeeper Lucia Caruso made two brilliant saves in the first quarter of Scotland's clash with Italy in Pool C of the European Championships, A...
Costello strike keeps Scots hopes alive
EuroHockey Championships, A Division: Pool B: Ireland 2, Spain 2; Scotland 1, Italy 1 (in Monchegladbach, Germany).
Scotland prop up Pool C in the EuroHockey Championships, A Division, in Germany and face Spain in their final...
Eadie on Scotland’s next two EuroHockey games
Jennifer Eadie is one of Scotland's most experienced hockey players and she urged her team-mates to focus hard on their next two games in the EuroHockey Championship, A Division, in Monchengladbach, Germany.
They are now confirmed...
Howard treble sinks battling Scots
England star Tessa Howard claimed a glory treble as Scotland women slipped to their third straight defeat in Pool B of the EuroHockey Championships, A Division, in Monchengladbach, Germany, and they now enter crucial crossover...
Scots sent homeward to think again
Sport can be brutal. Irish eyes were smiling as the Green Machine celebrated after their convincing 5-0 victory over Scotland in a key game in the EuroHockey A Division in Monchengladbach.
Only yards away the dejected Tartan Hearts...
Duncan up-beat ahead of key clash with Ireland
Scotland face Ireland in a crunch clash in Pool B in the EuroHockey Championships, A Division, in Monchengladbach on Saturday night and coach Chris Duncan remains up-beat despite a 4-0 defeat in their opener...
Scotland square-up to EuroHockey elite in Germany
Scotland's national women's hockey squad head to A Division next week, the pinnacle for hockey in Europe, having qualified by beating France in Dunkirk.
Their Edinburgh-based coach, Chris Duncan, admitted it feels like yesterday when...
Robertson loss huge blow for Scots ahead of Euros
Scotland's captain and Olympian, Sarah Robertson, has been ruled out of the EuroHockey Championship in Germany later this month through injury.
The Borders-born, former University of Edinburgh University player, who is in the current Great Britain...
Golden double as Scots secure bronze
Jamie Golden fired a glory double as Scotland earned bronze in the EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin after coming from 1-0 down to win 4-1 against Italy.
Scotland's new coach Jonny Caren said he was...
Scots under pressure after narrow Italy defeat
Scotland were edged 3-2 in men's EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin and the pressure is now on as they face Turkey in their final pool match with a semi-final spot on the line.
The Blue...
Coach Duncan praises side in defeat to England
Chris Duncan, Scotland women's head hockey coach, praised his squad for fighting back after being 3-0 down at half-time to England in the second of a Test double-header at Bisham Abbey.
Eventually, the Tartan Hearts...
Pritchard double sinks Grange in Europe
EuroHockey Club Trophy, Division One: Grange 0, Cardiff & Met 2 (in Vienna)
Grange fell at the final hurdle and ended second in Pool A of the EuroHockey Club Trophy, Division One, tournament in Vienna, Austria, after...
Bean claims glory double as Grange open with victory
Grange got off to a flying start in their Pool A, EuroHockey Club Trophy, Division One, campaign in Vienna on Friday, beating Post SV from Austria 3-2 in a very tight and tough encounter.
Martin...
Costello forecasts bright future for Scotland’s women
Amy Costello celebrated her first Player of the Tournament award in France as Scotland lifted the gold medal and qualified for the top tier of European hockey in Germany next summer.
But the hugely-talented player...
Scotland women book passport to top flight of European hockey
EuroHockey qualifiers: women: Scotland 4, Switzerland 2 (in Dunkirk)
Coach Chris Duncan yesterday praised his squad after securing a place for Scotland women amongst the elite of European hockey next summer.
The Tartan Hearts claimed their passport...
Scotland edge France to stay top of EuroHockey qualifiers
EuroHockey qualifers: Scotland 2, France 0 (in Dunkirk)
Heather McEwan squeezed the ball home to secure a crucial 2-0 win for Scotland over hosts France in the EuroHockey qualifiers in Dunkirk.The precious strike, 58 seconds from...
No room for error for Scotland women in EuroHockey qualifers in France
Scotland make two changes from their Commonwealth Games squad as they aim to book their status amongst the elite of women's European hockey.Emily Dark, the 22-year-old, Tayside-based player, who won the Premiership and Scottish Cup...
Forsyth hoping to work on fine details at EuroHockey qualifers
Scotland men’s head coach Derek Forsyth aims to build on the good phases of the form they showed at the recent Commonwealth Games when they host the EuroHockey, Qualifier D, at Uddingston Hockey Club on...
Sarah Robertson is Scotland’s new hockey captain as part of a new long-term strategy
Olympic bronze medallist Sarah Robertson (pictured by Duncan Gray playing for Scotland) has been confirmed as Scotland's new women's hockey captain as the build-up continues towards the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July, and the...