Tag: hockey

Ninth/tenth place play-off: Scotland 7, Ghana 2 (at The University of Birmingham)Scotland men claimed ninth place in the ten-team Commonwealth Games men's hockey tournament with a 7-2 win over tournament debutants Ghana.Four goals in seven, fourth-quarter minutes...

Scotland's vice-captain Katie Robertson admitted she is relishing the prospect of a fifth/sixth play-off in the Commonwealth Games with Canada, ranked No 15 in the world, two places above the Tartan Hearts.The Fife-born midfielder admitted...

Amy Costello emerged battle-scarred as Scotland were booked a fifth/sixth play-off game in the Commonwealth Games despite a 2-0 defeat by Australia.Coach Chris Duncan's squad accumulated six points from four Pool B games after beating South...

Commonwealth Games: women hockey: Pool B: Australia 2, Scotland 0 (at The University of Birmingham)Scotland will know if they are in the fifth/sixth play-off on Thursday morning after ruled being out of medal contention in...

Commonwealth Games: Pool A (women): Scotland 4, South Africa 2Jen Eadie (pictured in training) eyed Scotland's clash with mighty New Zealand on Saturday night in Pool A of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham but...

Scotland's women's hockey team were presented with their Commonwealth Games 2022 team shirts ahead of their departure for Birmingham.Jim Aitken, director of sport and exercise for The University of Edinburgh, did the honours at...

Sarah Jamieson (pictured) was at her desk before attending a media day for Scotland women's hockey team ahead of the Commonwealth Games.Yes, Scotland are in the fortunate position of having five members of the...

Test: Scotland 3, Italy 1 (at Peffermill)Scotland can now look forward to their opening Commonwealth Games fixture against South Africa in Birmingham after signing-off their competitive build-up with a 3-1 victory over a battling...

4-Nations: Day three: Scotland 2, Ireland 1; Wales 2, USA 1 (at Uddingston)Jamie Golden fired a late game-winner as Scotland came from behind to edge Ireland 2-1 on Day Three of the men’s 4-Nations at Uddingston. The sides meet...

Scotland face unbeaten 4-Nations pace-setters Ireland on Saturday at Uddingston 3pm as they bid to bounce back from a 2-1 defeat by Wales on Thursday in the same competition.Derek Forsyth's men need a win to...

Grange captain David Forrester (pictured by Mark Pugh with coach Derek Forsyth) celebrated his 50th cap for Scotland but the home side lost 2-1 to Wales in the men’s 4-Nations at Uddingston. The Blue...

Scotland's men got off to a winning start in their men’s 4-Nations campaign with a 2-0 win over USA at Uddingston and looked dangerous from the start.The Blue Sticks created a number of...

Following on from Saturday's drawn match, Scotland's women came back on Sunday with a better performance and outcome.Scoring early from a penalty corner, they were never under a great deal of pressure and ran...

Over the weekend, Scotland's women played two non-capped Internationals against the Scotland v GB Elite Development Programme at The University of Edinburgh's sports' complex at Peffermill.A more comprehensive match report can be found here,...

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...

Sarah Jamieson looked back on the Premiership and Scottish Cup wins with Edinburgh hockey club Watsonians and said: "We're aiming for more success."The 28-year-old Watsonians and Scotland forward finally claimed a Scottish Cup medal on...

Rounding off Scottish Hockey's Club Finals , Sunday saw the Women's Club Finals at Peffermill. With no reserve competitions, there were only four matches but that didn't detract from the spectacle, as the crowds...

Over the weekend, Scottish Hockey held their Club Finals at Edinburgh University's, Peffermill sports' facility, hosting 20 teams, playing 10 matches, in the Men's and Women's competitions.Saturday was dedicated to the Men's Competition Finals...

Scottish Cup Final: men: Western 6, Hillhead 0 (at Peffermill, Edinburgh)Western triumphed in the Scottish Cup for the tenth time in their history to complete the Grand Slam having previously won the indoor title...

Mention Freuchie in a national sporting context and many will instantly say cricket, a reference to 1985 when the village team from Fife, captained by David Christie, triumphed over a team from Surrey in the National Village...

Scotland women beat Wales 2-0 in Altrincham in the first of a two-match, uncapped series, the goals coming from Fiona Burnet (Wimbledon) and Sarah Jamieson (Watsonians) in an impressive second-half performance.The Scots defended well...

Scotland women’s head coach Chris Duncan aims to continue the good work when they play Wales back-to-back  in uncapped matches this weekend.Duncan's squad won two of three matches against a strong Irish side in...

Scotland women's head coach Chris Duncan believes his squad are making progress despite letting slip a 4-3 lead late in the game to go down 6-4 to Ireland in Belfast but claim the Test...

Coach Chris Duncan (pictured at training with Scotland) aims to claim a third straight win over Ireland when the teams meet in Belfast today (11am) in the third game of their three-Test series.Scotland's women...

Bell Ingram are the new property partner of the national women’s squad which will compete in the Commonwealth Games this summer and the deal will also help nurture Scotland’s hockey talent, encouraging girls to...

Jonny Christie reflected on his 14th men's Scottish hockey title win thanks to a 7-2 win over Edinburgh side Grange and left the door open for another season in the top flight. Now, if the 38-year-old (pictured by...

Coach Vishal Marwaha paid tribute to the volunteers who helped Western regain the men's Premiership title for the first time in 18 years and his men did it in style with a magnificent seven goals after going...

Grange have two key men missing for the men's Premiership title showdown with long-time pace-setters Western at Auchenhowie on Saturday (1.30pm).Scotland's leading goalscorer this season, Fraser Heigh (pictured by Nigel Duncan during a recent league...

Martin Shepherdson, Grange's team manager, saluted his men who beat former Austrian champions, Post SV, 3-0 in Terrassa, Spain, to claim seventh place in the eight-team EuroHockey League Ranking Cup.It is the Edinburgh club's maiden victory...

Edinburgh side Grange came within five minutes of making EuroHockey League history but ended up losing 2-1 after London-based Hampstead & Westminster snatched two goals in the final five minutes, the game-winner coming in the last...