Tag: Peffermill Playing Fields
Edinburgh base for national hockey squads
Scottish Hockey and The University of Edinburgh have announced a landmark partnership to establish a new Centre of Excellence.
The Scottish national women's and men's teams will relocate their permanent training base to the...
Jamieson double secures title and Grange coach reflects
Scottish international Sarah Jamieson (pictured by Nigel Duncan) netted a double as Watsonians retained the women's Premiership in a nervy, 2-1 win over Glasgow combine, GHK.
The Edinburgh side's coach Keith Smith said that the...
Grange eye Premiership hockey triumph
Grange have no injury concerns ahead of their key clash in men's hockey Premiership with Capital rivals Watsonians at Fettes on Saturday (noon).
The Edinburgh side, who have led the 12-strong table for some time, need to...
Women’s hockey – Duncan kick-starts Euro Championship campaign
Scotland women's head coach Chris Duncan expects a tough challenge for his squad in back-to-back internationals against Wales at Peffermill in Edinburgh this weekend.
The first game is at 2pm on Saturday (8 April) and...
Scotland’s women receive new kit ahead of Commonwealth Games 2022
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...
Commonwealth Games here we come
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...
Tough pre-Games tests for Scotland’s men and women
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...
Italy last test for Scotland women ahead of Commonwealth Games
Scotland women play Italy in a three-match Test series as they continue final preparations for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham at the end of July.
Italy visit Peffermill, Edinburgh, on Sunday 3 July (3:30pm), Monday...
Edinburgh University star Costello aims for first winners medal in Scottish Cup showdown with...
Amy Costello is currently engaged in a dissertation on performance and hydration in female athletes, and that could be an element in deciding who takes the silverware in Sunday's Scottish Hockey Cup Final (4pm, Peffermill Playing...
Undefeated Western win third national trophy this season
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...
Katie Robertson helping put the village of Freuchie back on the national sporting map
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...
Western eye domestic Grand Slam and Watsonians hunt down double in Scottish Hockey
Western thrashed Hillhead 6-1 when the sides last met in the men's Premiership, but the newly-crowned league champions will not be complacent when the Glasgow pair clash in the Scottish Cup Final on Saturday...
Grange celebrate promotion with four-star display at Peffermill
Promotion/relegation play-off: Grange 4, Grove Menzieshill 0 (at Peffermill, Edinburgh)
Grange regained their place in the elite of Scottish women's hockey with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Grove Menzieshill at Peffermill thanks to goals by...
Hockey – EuroHockey Club Challenge 1- Women
Braxgata sweep the boards, but Edinburgh gain promotion
The fourth and final day of competition at Peffermill dawned bright and sunny – again! Still, shouldn't complain.....
First teams on to the bright, blue pitch were Swansea...
Hockey – EuroHockey Club Challenge 1 – Day 2
Team of the day, Braxgata, score four in first quarter against Western
The opening match on Day 2 of the EuroHockey Club Challenge at Peffermill was between Italy's Pisa and Lithuania's Gintra. The first half...
Hockey – EuroHockey Club Challenge 1 – Day 1
Day I Success for Hosts, Edinburgh
First match up was a Pool B match up between CUS Pisa from Italy and Belgium's Braxgata HC. Braxgata were on top right from the start with the Italian...