Tag: The University of Edinburgh
Grange gunning for pointless Inverleith
Grange have won all four of their men’s Premiership matches so far this term, scoring 16 goals and conceding four, and they entertain bottom club Inverleith at Fettes on Saturday (noon).
The visitors are pointless...
Capital clash in men’s hockey Premiership
Watsonians travel across the Capital to face Inverleith on Saturday (15.00, The Mary Erskine School) in good spirits having thrashed Dundee Wanderers in their opening Premiership clash to top the table at this early...
Grange missing players due to injury
Grange men defend the Scottish Premiership title and the Edinburgh club begin with a visit to Fettes from newly-promoted Dunfermline Carnegie on Saturday, September 14 (noon).
Coach Stevie Grubb, confirmed that a number of players...
Two Capital hockey stars named in Scotland’s Euro squad
Grange star David Nairn and Keir Robb, who was influential for The University of Edinburgh last season, have been named in the Scotland men’s squad for their EuroHockey Championship qualifier in Vienna from August...
Edinburgh University player secures win over Poland
Scotland’s under-21 women booked a place in the final of EuroHockey Championship II after a 2-1 victory over combined with other results in A Pool in Konya, Turkey.
The Tartan Hearts play the hosts in...
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...
Olympic-bound France to test Scots hockey women
Scotland women continue their build up to the EuroHockey Qualifiers in Glasgow this summer with three jousts against Olympic Games-bound France in Paris starting on Thursday.
Five of the squad are from Premiership champions Watsonians...
Six set for senior debuts as Scotland host Canada
Six players could earn their first senior international hockey caps as Scotland women face Canada in Glasgow this weekend with Watsonians, the domestic champions, and The University of Edinburgh, both with five players each...
Grange and Watsonians reach Grand Final
Grange men and Watsonians women carry East of Scotland hopes in the hockey Grand Finals at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre on Sunday after winning their semi-final ties.
Watsonians men were beaten 3-0 by Grange, the...
Grubb set for ‘challenging’ weekend with Grange
Grange face Watsonians in their play-off semi-final with a place in Europe on the line and coach Stevie Grubb conceded that their city rivals have produced two challenging matches this season.
The newly-crowned champions trained...
Grange ‘excited’ by Premiership title prospect
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...
Croll goal and Lothian save keeps Grange in pole position
Grange edged Capital rivals Watsonians to keep their noses in front in the race for the men's Premiership title with one game remaining.
The Stockbridge combine won 1-0 thanks to an open play goal just...
Grange two wins away from Premiership title
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...
Praise as young Scots edge series against Wales
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...
Portugal triple-header for Grange
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...
Macmillan finds scoring touch as Scotland beat Canada
Scotland's aspiring girls staged a much-improved performance to beat Canada under-18 3-1 at The University of Edinburgh playing fields at Peffermill on Sunday and win the hockey mini-series 2-0 after their 2-0 victory at Fettes on Saturday.
Both...
Bean double puts Grange in pole position
The destiny of the men's hockey Premiership is back in Grange's hands after a devastating display in a 4-0 victory over title rivals Western Wildcats at Fettes.
A double from Dylan Bean and singles from Aidan McQuade...
Late Campbell strike keeps students in touch at the top
Louise Campbell finished off a flowing five-woman move to earn The University of Edinburgh a share of the spoils with defending champions, Watsonians, under floodlights at wind-swept Peffermill in the Premiership.
The stunning strike came deep into...
Showdown time in women’s hockey title race
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...
Rivals closing in on Grange in title race
Last weekend's results saw Grange slip up at home to The University of Edinburgh who won 3-1 at Fettes. Western whipped Hillhead 5-1 while Uddingston edged Watsonians 2-1 in Lanarkshire.
Martin Shepherdson, Grange's team manager,...
Wildcats beef up for business end of season
Fourth-placed Watsonians entertain title contenders Western Wildcats at Tipperlin in one of the feature games on Saturday's card in the Premiership and the Auchenhowie men are back to full-strength with the return of Andrew Lochrin, Hamish...
Brave Scots hockey women give hosts Spain a scare
Chris Duncan believes that Scotland's senior women can do "real damage" to teams higher in the world rankings if they can continue the form they displayed in the final game of a three Test series against...
No complacency from Grange as hockey season resumes
Grange men celebrated at the final whistle which confirmed a 3-1 win over The University of Edinburgh in a key Scottish Premiership game as the Capital combine bid to defend the title. That was on November...
Wildcats looking to end Watsonians unblemished record
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...
Rising star Green set to go against students
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...
Cahalin nets to set up huge Premiership clash
The University of Edinburgh moved closer to men's hockey Scottish Premiership leaders Grange with a narrow win at fourth-placed Uddingston and the pair face each other at Peffermill on Saturday in a crunch clash...
Green blasts glory treble as Grange thrash Clydesdale
Impressive Jamie Green netted a treble as Grange opened up a six point lead at the top of the men's Scottish Premiership thanks to an emphatic 9-0 victory over FSEG Clydesdale at Fettes.
Green has been outstanding for...
Imrie’s men out to tame Wildcats
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...
Shepherdson: Grange will not underestimate Inverleith
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,...
Razor-sharp Miller denies eager students
The University of Edinburgh powered to a 6-0 victory over Erskine Stewart's Melville (ESM) at Peffermill, but the scoreline does not do opposition goalkeeper Callum Miller justice as he pulled off a series of stops to deny...
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