Tag: hockey
Duncan will ask for action replay against determined Czech Republic
Scotland women's hockey coach Chris Duncan was looking for an emphatic win over the Czech Republic in Saturday's challenge and his squad delivered with some style.Amy Costello claimed a double with Fiona Burnet and...
Nyirenda has chance to stake EuroHockey claim
Edinburgh University striker Lunjika Nyirenda been a consistent goal grabber this season and has been rewarded by being named in the Scotland women’s hockey squad to face the Czech Republic to Edinburgh this weekend.The...
China next for Scotland’s hockey women
Scotland women square up to China on Friday and Saturday in The Netherlands after back-to-back defeats to Australia.Australia are ranked No 3 in the world and China No 11 and Scotland head coach Chris...
Hockey – Scots improve to draw with Ireland
Scotland women bounced back from their 4-0 defeat on Saturday to draw 1-1 with Ireland in Belfast in an entertaining second match of a two game series.Game two saw a much improved Scotland...
Coach challenges hockey squad after heavy defeat
Chris Duncan believes the 4-0 defeat to Ireland in Belfast was a "wake up call" for Scotland's women's hockey squad as they continue their build-up for the EuroHockey Championships.Ireland are also in the Euros...
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...
Grange up-beat despite play-off defeat
Grange coach Martin Constable was still up-beat despite the club being edged 2-0 by Western Wildcats in the hockey play-off at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre.Constable, a former Grange player, said: "Gold in the men's...
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 – Watsonians close in on double triumph, but students are determined to spoil...
In-form Watsonians, the newly-crowned women's Premiership winners, cruised into the play-off final with a 4-0 victory over Clydesdale Western at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre.There they will meet Capital rivals Edinburgh University who beat Western...
Hockey- Grange and Watsonians hoping to add to Premiership triumphs
Grange take the first step towards a Premiership and play-off double on Saturday at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre.The Edinburgh side, who won the league last weekend with a 4-1 win over Capital rivals, Watsonians, clash with...
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...
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...
Pritchard double sinks Grange in Europe
EuroHockey Club Trophy, Division One: Grange 0, Cardiff & Met 2 (in Vienna)Grange fell at the final hurdle and ended second in Pool A of the EuroHockey Club Trophy, Division One, tournament in Vienna, Austria, after...
Scots hit Wales for six and Grange top pool in Europe
Jen Eadie returned from eight weeks on the sidelines from injury to net a glory double as much-changed Scotland beat new-look Wales 6-0 in the first of a double-header international at Edinburgh's Peffermill and Grange...
Tough schedule for Grange in Europe
Grange start their challenge in the EuroHockey Club Trophy, Division One, in Vienna, Austria, on Friday with a joust against hosts Post SV at (16.15 EST).They then clash with Ukraine side OSHVSM HC Phoenix...
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...
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...
Hockey students claim Vase trophy for second time
The University of Edinburgh men's hockey team have won the prestige Vase silverware, contested by teams in the British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS) league, for the second year running.But the students,...
Hockey – Edinburgh Academy win Scottish Cup for first time
Edinburgh Academy (EA) coach Chris Duncan praised his squad after they claimed the Scottish Senior Girls Schools Hockey Cup for the first time in their history.The EA squad also defeated arch rivals, The Mary Erskine School, for...
Scotland’s hockey women start Euro build-up
Scotland's national women's hockey squad have kick-started their preparation for the European Championships in Germany in the summer with a weekend training camp in Glasgow and Edinburgh.Coach Chris Duncan included the under-21 squad in...
McCann sharp as Grange stay top of Premiership
Men's Premiership: Sunday: FMGM Monarchs 0, Western 9; Uddingston 1, Inverleith 4; Clydesdale 7, Kelburne 3; Edinburgh University 8, Dunfermline Carnegie 1; Erskine Stewart's Melville 0, Grange 9; Hillhead 0, Watsonians 4.Grange continue at...
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...
Forsyth stands down as Fillingham joins coaching team
Scotland's men's hockey squad is looking for a new head coach after confirmation that Derek Forsyth was standing down after over 11 years in charge.Forsyth guided the team back to the top tier of European...
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...
Five Scots named in Great Britain squads
Four Scotland internationals have been picked for the Great Britain's (GB) women's squad along with one member of the men's side for Pro League matches in December.Sarah Robertson, Amy Costello, Jen Eadie and Fiona...
Grange boss salutes his table-topping squad
Martin Shepherdson, team manager of high-flying Grange, looked back on the first half of the men's Premiership hockey programme and said: "We can't complain."The Edinburgh club top the 12-strong table, one point clear of last...
