Tag: Scottish Hockey
Field hockey – Cranney last gasp Grange hero
Division One: men: Western Wildcats 6, Dundee Wanderers 0; Grove Menzieshill 2, Bromac Kelburne 2; Hillhead 2, Grange 3; Edinburgh University 1, Clydesdale 2; Uddingston 7, Inverleith 2.
A goal in the final minute from...
Field hockey – national stage for Brogdon
Edinburgh-based Andrew Brogdon has been appointed as Scotland boys’ under-18 head coach.
Brogdon has been coaching for over ten years at various levels and up until recently he was an assistant coach at Division One...
Men’s hockey – Neave looking for first points
Inverleith coach Stuart Neave is happy to report no injuries or suspensions ahead of the trip to Uddingston on Saturday.
Neave said the squad have been working hard in training and looking forward to what...
Field hockey – Neave keen to cut out mistakes
Inverleith travel to Uddingston on Saturday looking for their first points since their return to Division One as the men’s programme bounces back after the junior inter-district tournament.
The Edinburgh side have so far lost...
Field hockey – four Scots set for Commonwealth Games
Four Scottish official have been confirmed for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast 2018.
Only Australia and New Zealand have more officials appointed than Scotland.
Sarah Wilson from Edinburgh is currently the Scottish Women in Sport...
Women’s hockey – magnificent seven for Edinburgh University
Sophie Maunder claimed a glory treble as new-look but injury-hit Edinburgh University thrashed arch rivals Milne Craig Clydesdale Western.
The defending champions were 2-0 ahead at half-time and fired 19 shots on target during a...
Women’s hockey – Judge missing three for key clash
Defending champions Edinburgh University have injury worries ahead of Saturday's (14.30) crunch clash with title rivals Milne Craig Clydesdale Western at Peffermill.
Coach Sam Judge has Kirsten Peters, Sophie Newton and Claire Hill sidelined and...
Field hockey – EuroHockey stars head for Peffermill
Eugene Connolly has hailed the awarding of a major women’s event to Edinburgh University as a major coup.
The university’s director of hockey believes hosting the EuroHockey Club Challenge 1 as a fantastic opportunity to...
Field hockey – Davyn hits Inverleith for six
Davyn Keuter can put his feet up this weekend as Edinburgh University do not have a game and reflect on a double hat-trick on his Division One debut for the students.
And the South African-born...
Field hockey – Grange aim to go up a notch
Grange's new defender Dan Coultas believes fans have yet to see the best from the success-hungry Edinburgh club.
The Raeburn Place-based outfit edged Dundee combine Grove Menzieshill 2-1 in a scrappy game at Fettes on...
Field hockey – Knipe steers men to second win
Grange coach David Knipe guided his men to a second straight victory in Division One.
The Raeburn Place outfit secured a narrow win over Grove Menzieshill in a scrappy game at Fettes.
The Edinburgh side, who...
Field hockey – Keuter claims six goals as students win
Davyn Keuter enjoyed a dream debut for his new hockey club, Edinburgh University.
The South African-born player netted six goals in the students 8-5 win over city rivals Inverleith on Friday night.
Four of his strikes...
Field hockey – students face fresh challenge
Edinburgh University coach Graham Moodie lost three Scottish international players during the summer break.
David Forrester is now in France, Dan Coultas, a former Great Britain squad member, has joined Edinburgh rivals Grange and Jamie...
Field hockey – Inverleith looking to bounce back
Inverleith have one unnamed absentee for Friday's Division One clash against Edinburgh University.
Coach Stuart Neave is looking forward to game which pushes-off at 8pm at Peffermill and follows his club's 5-1 defeat at Bromac...
Field hockey – Masters event with real quality
Hockey players aged over 35 have been invited for selection for an inaugural Masters tournament.
Organisers are looking for players from North, including The Midlands, East, West and South (including England).
The Regional Masters event, sponsored...
Field hockey – Inverleith find it tough
Inverleith found Bromac Kelburne to tough to handle in their return to Scotland’s top field hockey league after two seasons.
The defending champions, looking for their 14th straight domestic title, started their campaign with a...
Field hockey – Shepherd warning to rivals
Bromac Kelburne embark on their quest for a 14th-straight Division One title with a clash against newly-promoted Inverleith at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre.
Grange lost out narrowly to Kelburne last season after slipping up 3-2...
Field hockey – Olympian Dick back for Inverleith
Inverleith make their comeback to the top division of Scottish field hockey with an Olympian in their ranks.
Kirkcaldy-born Stephen Dick, who played for Great Britain in Beijing, is a welcome addition to the squad...
Field hockey – Wood makes mark on international stage
Former Watsonians coach Calum Wood made a major contribution as Scotland finished fifth in the recent over-40s European Championships hockey tournament in Holland.
Wood, who is a high performance manager at sportscotland Institute of Sport,...
Field hockey – Scotland edge Wales to win tournament
Scotland's men won EuroHockey Championship II but they had to come from behind to edge a tough Welsh side 2-1.
Coach Derek Forsyth had already secured promotion to the top division of European hockey for...
Field hockey – Scots win promotion but Russia make them sweat
EuroHockey Championship II (men): semi-final: Wales 4, France 3; Scotland 4, Russia 3 (in Glasgow)
Scotland players celebrated as they claimed a place in the top tier of European field hockey for the first time...
Field hockey – Grassick aims to lead Scotland to victory
Chris Grassick is determined to make up for lost time having spent months on the sidelines with a leg injury.
The Edinburgh-born playmaker leads Scotland’s men into a nervy showdown with Russia in Glasgow on...
Field hockey – Forsyth again key as Scotland edge Ukraine
Alan Forsyth claimed two goals in three, second-half minutes as Scotland came from behind to snatch a 2-1 win over Ukraine in the EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow.
Oleh Polishchuk netted for Ukraine after 34...
Field hockey – Forsyth treble sinks Portugal
Scotland thrashed Portugal 6-1 win over Portugal in the men’s EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow to qualifiy for the semi-final.
And it took Scotland, who beat France in their opening game of the tournament, only...
Field hockey – Scotland hot favourites against Portugal
Scotland aim to back up their narrow 2-1 win over highly-rated France when they face Portugal in the EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow on Tuesday (18.30).
Goals by former Kelburne duo Kenny Bain after 29...
Field hockey – Alexander the hero for Euro Scots
Scotland relied on a razor-sharp goalkeeper and slick finishing to claim the scalp of France, the highest-ranked team, in their opening game of the EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow.
Ice cool Tommy Alexander showed he...
Field hockey – Moodie has platform from which to build
Graham Moodie accentuated the positives from Scotland’s bronze medal in the EuroHockey Junior (under-21) Championship II in Russia.
His bravehearts were six minutes away from promotion to the top tier but that goal was snatched...
Field hockey – Moodie up-beat despite third place finish
Scotland's under-21 men emerged with a bronze medal from the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Russia, but it was not the outcome they travelled to St Petersburg for.
They came so close to reaching the...
Field hockey – it’s bronze for Scotland in Russia
EuroHockey Junior (under-21) Championship (men): third and fourth place: Scotland 4, Czech Republic 3 (in St Petersburg, Russia)
EuroHockey Junior (under-21) Championship (women): Pool C: Scotland 3, Poland 0.
Scotland claimed a bronze medal in the...
Field hockey – agony for young Scots in Russia
EuroHockey Junior (under-21) Championship II, men: semi-final: Scotland 2, France 3
EuroHockey Junior (under-21) Championship II, women: Scotland 5, Ukraine 3
Scotland twice let a slender lead slip and it cost them dear as they were...