Tag: Watsonians
Jika strikes late to earn students welcome win
Jika Nyirenda slotted ten minutes from time to claim a narrow 1-0 victory for The University of Edinburgh against stuffy GHK at Peffermill.
Chances were are a premium and the Scottish international took full advantage...
Grange aiming to consolidate top spot
Champions Grange sit on top of the men's table with 15 points from their five games having scored 17 goals and conceded six and they travel to Tayside to visit sixth-placed Grove Menzieshill who have...
Students looking for fifth straight win
Scottish Premiership: Erskine Stewart's Melville v Inverleith; Clydesdale v Grove Menzieshill; Dundee Wanderers v Watsonians (noon); Grange v Kelburne (13.00); Uddingston v The University of Edinburgh (14.00).
The University of Edinburgh can consolidate top spot in...
Wadsworth stands out as Scots edge England under-21
Scotland, with a number of young players in their hockey squad, left it late but they finally saw off a dogged and talented England under-21 combine in an entertaining challenge clash at the well-appointed...
Weekend win double for Premiership hockey champions
Watsonians secured their second win of the weekend thanks to a 3-2 success over The University of Edinburgh after leading 3-0 early in the second-half.
It was 2-0 at the half-time break thanks to goals...
Begg stars despite losing 14 goals to Watsonians
The scoreline says that Gordonians shipped 14 goals against Watsonians in the Scottish Premiership hockey, but that total could have been even more but for the Aberdeen sides' young goalkeeper Morven Begg.
She was outstanding...
Clydesdale sitting pretty after edging Watsonians
Clydesdale coach Ciaran Crawford was beaming after his squad edged Watsonians 2-1 in an entertaining, high tempo, tussle in Edinburgh to claim the club's second win of the new campaign following their 1-0 home success over Uddingston...
Champions Watsonians still under-strength
FIXTURES: Saturday: Glasgow University v University of St Andrews; Watsonians v Gordonians; Grange v Clydesdale (2pm, Fettes); GHK v Inverleith (14.15, Old Anniesland); Uddingston v Edinburgh University (2.30, Uddingston Cricket and Sports Club). Sunday:...
Ralph could be the X factor for Clydesdale
Mark Ralph could have a key role to play as Clydesdale Western open their Scottish Premiership campaign at home to champions Watsonians on Saturday.
The sides faced each other five times last season but Ralph,...
Ireland double-header for Scots women
Five University of Edinburgh players are in the Scotland squad for two games against Ireland in Belfast this weekend as the Tartan Hearts continue their build-up to the EuroHockey Championships in August.
The teams play...
Hockey – Coach Smith: ‘My girls always find a way’
Watsonians mobbed their goalkeeper after Lucy Camlin kept her cool to put off in-form, Edinburgh University striker Jika Nyirenda, who sent the students sixth penalty over the bar.
The players ran from the half-way line for a...
Judge confident ahead of Scottish Hockey Cup Final
Sam Judge believes that Edinburgh University can claim the women's Scottish Cup today by beating arch rivals Watsonians.
The club's coach also believes that the students could have emerged successful in the two games they have...
Jamieson double ties up third title for Watsonians
Keith Smith, Watsonians coach, hailed his squad after they annexed their third trophy of the season by beating arch rivals Edinburgh University in play-off Grand Final in Glasgow.
Scottish international Sarah Jamieson netted a stunning...
Hockey – Grange second best but Watsonians clinch double
Grange, the newly-crowned men's Premiership champions, failed in their bid to add the play-off title when they were beaten 2-0 by Western Wildcats at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre.
The game was deadlocked until the final...
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...
Watsonians keen to get back on top of Premiership
Watsonians have one aim in mind when they clash with Glasgow University in a key women's Premiership fixture at Peffermill on Tuesday.
That is to regain top spot in the table and after Saturday's disappointment...
Grange face crunch clash with Western
Men's Premiership: Inverleith v Edinburgh University; Watsonians v Clydesdale; Western v Grange; Dunfermline Carnegie v ESM; FMGM Monarchs v Kelburne; Uddingston v Hillhead. Women's Premiership: Clydesdale v GHK; Edinburgh University v Watsonians; Glasgow University v...
Hockey – three Edinburgh sides in Scottish Cup Finals
It's an all-Edinburgh final, and a repeat of 12 months ago, as Watsonians square-up to The University of Edinburgh in the Women’s Scottish Cup Final.
Watsonians booked their place with a solid 4-0 victory over...
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...
Capital trio in Scottish Cup action this weekend
It's a massive weekend for three Edinburgh hockey clubs, Grange, Erskine Stewart's Melville and Watsonians women.
Grange, the current men's Premiership pace-setters, clash head-on with second-placed Western Wildcats in the pick of the Scottish Cup...
Robb at the double for in-form students and Grange and Western also win
Men's Premiership: top section: Clydesdale 0, Grange 3; Inverleith 3, Western Wildcats 7; Edinburgh University 4, Watsonians 0; bottom section: Kelburne 2, Erskine Stewart's Melville 2; FMGM Monarchs 2, Uddingston 4.
A penalty stroke awarded...
Grange defend unbeaten run
Premiership: men: Dunfermline Carnegie v Kelburne; Grange v Hillhead; Inverleith v Clydesdale; Watsonians v FMGM Monarchs; Western v Edinburgh University; Uddingston v Erskine Stewart's Melville.
Premiership: women: Clydesdale Western v Watsonians; Western Wildcats v Edinburgh University; Dundee...
Holders Western fire 16 past Inverleith in cup
Scottish Cup: men: Grove Menzieshill 2, Kelburne 2 (Grove win 4-2 on penalty shots); Edinburgh University 0, Grange 2; Erskine Stewart's Melville 3, Hillhead 2; Inverleith 2, Western Wildcats 16.
Scottish Cup: women: Western Wildcats 3,...
Edinburgh quartet selected for Great Britain pathway
Four Edinburgh club hockey players have been picked for the 2023 Great Britain women’s Elite Development Programme (EDP).
Emily Dark and Ellie Wilson from Watsonians, Sophie Hinds and Eve Pearson (pictured left by Nigel Duncan...
Watsonians add indoor crown to outdoor cup and league
Scottish Indoor Championship: women: Watsonians 5-4 Clydesdale Western; men: Western 9, Inverleith 6; promotion/relegation: women: Edinburgh Hockey Club 5, Uddingston 2; promotion/relegation men: Watsonians 11, Hillhead 9 (all games at Perth)
Sarah Jamieson scored three goals...
Watsonians aiming for glory treble
Watsonians women can add the indoor title to their Premiership and Scottish Cup wins last season when they square-up to Clydesdale Western in the women's indoor final at Perth on Saturday.
Both clubs are unbeaten...
Heigh double as Grange march into Cup quarters
Fraser Heigh scored with an outrageous deflection in the final quarter to secure Grange's passage into the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup against a side named after his former school.
The rising star, who won bronze...
Edinburgh University men slip in title race but their women’s side coasted to comfortable...
Andrew Lobb deflected the ball home following a defence-splitting pass from former Great Britain squad player Dan Coultas as Watsonians earned a 2-2 draw against men's Premiership title hopefuls Edinburgh University in a high...
Imrie urges students to re-group after tough week
FIXTURES: Premiership: Hillhead v Uddingston; Kelburne v Western Wildcats; Edinburgh University v Watsonians; FMGM Monarchs v Grange; Erskine Stewart's Melville v Inverleith; Clydesdale v Dunfermline.
Premiership: women: Uddingston v Grange Edinburgh Ladies; Watsonians v Dundee...
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