Tag: hockey

Grange have one hurdle to climb if they want to retain the men's Premiership title and it comes in the shape of Uddingston who come to Fettes on Saturday (11am).The defending champions stayed on...

Watsonians coach Keith Smith admitted his squad eased off when they were 5-0 ahead against Clydesdale Western in their Scottish Cup semi-final victory, allowing the opposition too much time and space.Their rivals scored and...

Watsonians women's hockey team stayed on course for a glory treble with a comfortable 5-1 victory over Clydesdale Western in their Scottish Cup semi-final at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre.The newly-crowned Premiership champions did not take...

Martin Shepherdson beamed as he confirmed that the men's Premiership title chase was back in the hands of Grange just seconds after the final whistle in his club's recent, emphatic 4-0 victory over rivals Western Wildcats at...

The Scottish men's hockey cup will be coming back to Edinburgh as Grange and Watsonians will contest the final.Grange came from 2-0 down with a treble-whammy in the final quarter to edge holders Western...

Emily Dark netted a double as Watsonians won their third straight women's Premiership title at wind-swept Tipperlin with a comfortable victory over Western Wildcats.The Edinburgh combine secured an early lead but the Auchenhowie squad...

Watsonians could retain the woman's hockey Premiership title on Sunday if they beat Western Wildcats at Tipperlin (15.00).Keith Smith's side have 40 points and are five ahead of second-placed The University of Edinburgh University....

Chris Duncan, Scotland women's head coach, Chris Duncan praised his young squad after they claimed a 2-1 series win over an experienced Welsh side thanks to a 3-0 success in the final game.Edinburgh-based Duncan...

Grange produced another fine display in Europe, recording their second straight win thanks to a 5-2 scoreline against hosts Lousada in the EuroHockey Club Trophy, Division One, in Portugal.The success followed the Edinburgh club's...

Nine players from The University of Edinburgh are included in Scotland's senior women's hockey squad will be tested during a triple-header against Wales this weekend.The matches are part of the build-up to the EuroHockey...

Grange face three tough qualifiers in the EuroHockey Club Trophy from Friday in Portugal.The current Scottish Premiership champions play Northern Irish cracks Lisnagarvey in their opener at 15.00 on Friday, March 29 and then OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa (Ukraine) the...

It's potentially the biggest women's hockey match of the year when Watsonians, the defending Premiership champions, square-up to The University of Edinburgh at Peffermill on Thursday (20.15), and it could decide the title race.The...

David Nairn was running in pre-season training and pulled up in pain. He felt there was something wrong with his right foot but did not think it was anything serious.The pain intensified over the...

There was bad news for fans of two Edinburgh-based men's hockey clubs on Saturday as Inverleith and Erskine Stewart's Melville both lost at home in the bottom six.Inverleith were beaten 3-1 by Dundee Wanderers...

Watsonians suffered mixed fortunes in the hockey Premiership. Their women, rusty after their European exertions indoors in Turkey last weekend, cruised to a comfortable victory over hard-working but overpowered Inverleith, but the club's men were brushed...

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...

Grange have lost their perfect record in the men's Premiership after being held to a 1-1 scoreline at Hillhead as the season re-opened after the winter break.The Edinburgh side remain top but suffered an early...

Chris Duncan, Scotland women's hockey head coach, was proud of his squad despite losing 3-1 to Olympic-bound Spain in the second of three Test matches in Benalmadena.The hosts moved into a 2-0 lead but...

Scotland coach Chris Duncan preferred to accentuate the positives despite the senior women losing their first game of a triple-header against Olympic-bound Spain.The Tartan Hearts, minus their Great Britain squad players, were beaten 5-0...

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...

Western Wildcats were crowned Scottish indoor champions for the third year in a row and the fourth year in five when they beat Inverleith 5-2 at Dundee in the Grand Final.The Glasgow side were...

Former teammates at The University of Edinburgh must have been glued to their TV sets as Katie Robertson stepped up to take a penalty shot on her debut for Great Britain.The Dollar Academy PE...

The fixture planners could not have arranged a better game to end the first-half of the Premiership than first v second. Western Wildcats, who have 21 points from eight starts, entertain Watsonians, the defending league...

Erskine Stewart's Melville (ESM) have a massive task if they want to progress in the Scottish Cup as the squad face Scottish Premiership leaders Grange in the next round of hockey matches.The tie is at...

Dylan Bean netted twice and teenage prospect Archie Stephen scored a single as impressive Scottish Premiership pace-setters, Grange, produced a thoroughly professional performance to counter hard-running, The University of Edinburgh, and earn a comfortable cushion moving into...

Jamie Green could be a marked man as Grange square-up to The University of Edinburgh in the feature clash in the men's Scottish Premiership at Peffermill on Saturday (13.25).The 18-year-old bagged his first senior hat-trick as...

The University of Edinburgh face a tough weekend which could define their season, entertaining fellow title-challengers, Western Wildcats, on Saturday before travelling to ambitious Uddingston on Sunday.Western are second in the table with 21 points from eight...

Western Wildcats kept up the pressure on Grange in the men's hockey Premiership with a 5-3 victory in a scrappy game against Glasgow rivals Hillhead.Five Western players claimed goals against a side who sat...

FIXTURES: Scottish Premiership: men: Friday: Grange v Inverleith (19.30, Fettes). Saturday: Clydesdale v Erskine Stewart's Melville; Watsonians v Edinburgh University 1pm); Uddingston v Western Wildcats; Dundee Wanderers v Kelburne (12.00, Dalnacraig); Hillhead v Grove Menzieshill (12.30,...

Barry Cawte used to be involved in running an indoor tennis centre which was struggling. Across the road was a gaming outlet and there were queues to get in.The penny dropped and enterprising Cawte encouraged...