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Hockey – Scotland v Italy – ‘The Italian Series’, Match 2
Italy level series with a win in Glasgow
The second match in 'The Italian Series' was played earlier today and the visitors from Italy were looking for a win to even the score after Wednesday's...
Hockey – Scotland v Italy – ‘The Italian Series’, Match 1
Scots open 'The Italian Series' with a closely contested win
Scotland's women began their second three-match series in Glasgow with a closely fought victory over World Cup-bound Italy. Coming into the first match off the...
Hockey – Scotland v Ireland – ‘The Celtic Series’, Match 3
Ireland hand out 3-0 whitewash to Scots in Glasgow
Ireland saw off a determined Scots side to win all three matches in 'The Celtic Series' at the National Hockey Centre in Glasgow. Taking the series...
Hockey – Scotland v Ireland – ‘The Celtic Series’, Match 2
Ireland turn up the wick for Match 2
Already a game down to Ireland in The Celtic Series, Scotland fielded a few more of their more experienced players for Match 2 in the three match...
Hockey – Scotland v Ireland – ‘The Celtic Series’, Match 1
Dominant Ireland go one-up in The Celtic Series.
Scotland's and Ireland's women played the first of three matches at the National Hockey Centre in Glasgow on Thursday night, with Scotland playing under 'new management' following...
Plans for New 7800-seater Stadium Announced by Scottish Rugby
Scottish Rugby announces plans for new stadium in grounds of BT Murrayfield
Scottish Rugby has today announced it has applied for planning permission to install a new playing venue in the grounds of BT Murrayfield,...
New Club Branding Takes Edinburgh Back to its Roots
A new brand identity has been launched by Edinburgh Rugby that the club feels better reflects the city’s long and proud rugby heritage, whilst signalling a new chapter for the club in the modern...
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...
Hockey – EuroHockey Club Challenge 1, 2018 – Women
Edinburgh University hosts European Hockey at Peffermill
This weekend sees Edinburgh University Women's Hockey Club host EuroHockey's Club Challenge 1 at their Peffermill Playing Fields, in Edinburgh.
Divided into two pools the event consists of three...
Rugby League – Edinburgh Eagles v Saluzzo North West Roosters
Eagles show the Roosters how it's done in Edinburgh
Match report courtesy of Eagles' Andrew McPhail.
Due to an unforeseen last minute pull out, a planned nines tournament at Edinburgh Eagles' Jack Kane Centre home ground, was...
Rugby – Royal Regiment of Scotland Rugby Sevens 2018
Royal Highland Fusiliers' Veterans Sweep the Board at Glencorse
Summer arrived just in time for the Royal Regiment of Scotland Rugby Sevens Tournament at Glencorse barracks as the sun blazed down for most of the...
Football Fans Treated to a ‘Behind the Scenes’ Tour of BT Murrayfield
100 supporters, plus 50 youth players from Spartans FC, given exclusive access
100 football fans were given the chance to see BT Murrayfield for themselves during an exclusive tour organised by Scottish Rugby ahead of...
Fifth Year in a Row for Edinburgh College Sports Teams
Edinburgh College collect Champions Trophy at the Scottish Student Sport College Cup for a fifth successive year.
The college had a team in each of the seven finals held at Oriam yesterday, winning six of...
Rugby – 2018 Leith Rugby Sevens
Moray House lift The Carl Waugh Trophy in a closely contested Final
Words and Pictures by Jackie MacKenzie.
Leith RFC’s Sevens Tournament 2018, which took place at Academy Park in Leith at the weekend, added to the already...
BT Murrayfield offers 100 Free Places to see Behind the Stadium’s Facade
Exclusive look behind the scenes on offer to fans
As BT Murrayfield has makes a bid to become the future home of Scottish football, football fans are being given the chance to take a look...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Glasgow, Guinness PRO14 and Round 3, 1872 Cup
Edinburgh line up all their ducks with a win over Glasgow
With a fine, battling win over Glasgow Warriors at BT Murrayfield on Saturday night, Edinburgh Rugby secured, not only, the 1872 Cup but, a...
Rugby – 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investments Melrose Sevens
'Sonians End 22 Year Wait for Ladies Cup Success
The 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investments Melrose Sevens saw another thrilling edition of the oldest – and some say 'Best' – Sevens tournament in World Rugby.
Along with...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Cardiff, ERCC, Quarter-final
Bounce of the ball beats Edinburgh
Although, to be fair, too many penalties, turn overs and mistakes did them no favours either..... Of the two sides, it was Cardiff who kept their heads better when...
Rugby – Edinburgh University v Exeter University, BUCS Women’s Semi-final
Seven tries for Exeter sink Edinburgh's hopes.
Exeter University made the long trip up North to play Edinburgh University LRFC in the British Universities and Colleges Sports Rugby Cup Semi-final, with the EU side looking...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Munster, Guinness PRO14
Edinburgh grind out the win back at BT Murrayfield
Having decided that the 'experiment' of Myreside wasn't working for them, Edinburgh Rugby returned to BT Murrayfield to face Munster in the latest round of the...
Countdown to Melrose Begins!
Edinburgh Clubs prepare for Aberdeen Standard Investments Melrose Sevens
Five Edinburgh clubs - Boroughmuir RFC, Currie RFC, Edinburgh Accies, Heriots RFC and Watsonian FC - are gearing up to compete alongside other Scottish teams -...
Rugby – Scotland v England, 2018 Women’s Six Nations
Seven tries for England sink Scots hopes.
Scotstoun was the venue for the 2018 Women's Six Nations match between Scotland and England, with England going into the match overwhelming favourites, but Scotland had high hopes...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Stade Francais, European Rugby Challenge Cup
Edinburgh dodge a bullet to claim home quarter-final
Edinburgh Rugby had to win at least one of their remaining two matches in the European Rugby Challenge Cup pool series to be able to claim home...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Southern Kings, Guinness PRO12
Another big win for Edinburgh under Cockerill
South Africa's Southern Kings made their long trip North to Myreside for Friday night's PRO14 match to be greeted by a typical cold, wet Edinburgh winter's day.
And the...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Glasgow, Guinness PRO14 and Round 1, 1872 Cup
14-man Edinburgh win with the last roll of the dice
The 1872 Cup is possibly more important to the fans of both sides than how the, now three, matches affect the teams relative standing in the...
Football – Give the Ref a Break!
To say being a referee has never been an easy profession would qualify that assertion as a leading contender for understatement of the year. My late father was a referee back in the early...
Women’s hockey – Robertson goes full-time with GB
Borders-born Scotland international Sarah Robertson is now part of the Olympic gold medal-winning Great Britain hockey set-up on a full time basis.
Robertson took time out from hockey to concentrate on her studies where she...
