Tag: Field Hockey

Grange had to dig deep to edge success-hungry Western Wildcats when the sides met at Fettes College in Edinburgh earlier this season.The gutsy 3-2 win could prove a defining moment as the champions bid...

EuroHockey League: Pool A: first round: men: Grange (Edinburgh) 0, HC Oranje-Rood (Holland) 6Grange coach David Knipe warned that his new-look squad faced a major challenge against some of Europe’s elite in the EuroHockey...

Division One: Edinburgh University 2, Watsonians 2 (at Peffermill)Watsonians were denied their first win since returning to the top flight of Scottish hockey by a last-minute strike by Edinburgh University following a penalty corner.Earlier,...

Watsonians face a key battle with city rivals Edinburgh University when the sides clash at Peffermill tonight (FRI, 7.30pm) in a Division One fixture.The newly-promoted side have not picked up a point after two...

East under-16 won the Scottish inter-district title at Peffermill beating West 5-2 in the decisive game.Charlie Jack of Inverleith netted a double with singles from Joel Davenport, Jamie Croll and Matthew Hughson.West started strongly...

 Division Two: Dunfermline Carnegie 3, Inverleith 1Evergreen Calum Wood showed his undoubted class as he masterminded Dunfermline Carnegie's confidence-boosting 3-1 victory over one of their expected promotion rivals.The former Scotland international dictated play in...

Scotland coach Derek Forsyth rings the changes for the Hockey Series Open in Portugal next month.Scotland play Turkey, Portugal, Gibraltar, Russia and Belarus from September 4 to 9 with the top two teams moving...

Andrew Brogdon praised his squad and the back-room staff after Scotland under-18 boys edged Austria 3-2 to secure promotion to the top level of European hockey at their age-group.The Edinburgh schoolmaster now leads his...

Stick It To Cancer (SITC) are holding an all-day, round-robin, hockey tournament on Saturday from 10am to 5pm at Edinburgh Academy.It is an annual event now in its third year and the event is...

EuroHockey Club Trophy (men): Pool A: Grange 3, HC Minsk (Belarus) 2; KS AZS AWF Poznan (Poland) 3, SC Stroitel Brest (Belarus) 4 (in Vienna, Austria).Grange recovered from an opening day defeat to claim...

Edinburgh University are fed-up being bridesmaids after being runners-up in the Scottish Cup Final twice inside the last four seasons.Bromac Kelburne and Grange have taken the silverware at their expense in recent campaigns.And it...

Grange coach David Knipe is now playing catch-up as the Edinburgh club bid to grab the Division One title from holders Bromac Kelburne.The Paisley-based club leapfrogged Grange to the top of the ten-strong division...

Scotland's under-16 squad finished their mini-series with the UK Lions in style at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre.They saved the best to last and recorded a confidence-boosting 5-2 victory after 2-2 and 3-3 draws.Inverleith player...

Three Edinburgh University players and one from Watsonians have been named in Scotland’s 27-strong squad as the clock ticks towards selection for the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast next year.Coach Gordon Shepherd hosts...

Division One (men): Edinburgh University 2, Uddingston 2Kevin Wong slotted home in the dying minutes as Edinburgh University salvaged a 2-2 draw against Uddingston.The students, who scored late-on against Uddingston to earn a 3-3...

Grange coach David Knipe is determined to go through the first half of the new Division One season unbeaten.He's on the verge of that after winning seven and drawing two of the first nine...

Two Edinburgh field hockey sides sit proudly at the top of their respective divisions.Edinburgh University Women, the reigning champions, remain top of Division One thanks to a one nil win over Western Wildcats following...

Grange and Uddingston battled to a 3-3 draw and the Edinburgh side retain the lead in men's Division One. Frank Ryan, Dan Coultas and Jacob Tweedie scored for Grange.Bromac Kelburne, the champions, beat Edinburgh...

Scottish Masters Hockey is going from strength to strength and there is an exciting year ahead.In 2018 there are two main events for the Over 45’s and coach Stuart Banford is determined to field...

Grange extended their unbeaten run in Division One to seven games to take over at the top of men’s Division One for the first time this season with a comfortable 4-1 victory at Edinburgh...

Inverleith qualified for the next round of the Scottish Cup when they beat St Andrews University 4-1.John Martin netted a double and Murray Fotheringham and Stuart Hatton both grabbed singles.The Edinburgh side were, however,...

Division One: men: Grange 2, Dundee Wanderers 0. Division One: women: Grove Menzieshill 3, Edinburgh University 1; Watsonians 1, Western Wildcats 2Edinburgh University suffered a setback in their bid to retain the women’s Division...

Scottish field hockey champions Bromac Kelburne on Friday open their campaign to progress to the knockout 16 in Europe’s top club competition for only the third time in their history.The Paisley side won the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...