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Hockey
Hockey: Furious Inverleith player demands change in rules
INVERLEITH’S Stephen Dick has blasted European hockey rulemakers and declared: “You can’t give points for failure.”
Hockey: Final-day defeat proves to be a costly one for gutsy Inverleith
Inverleith’s Olympic star Graham Moodie today looked back on the EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy in Edinburgh and declared: “We’ve learned so much,” after the club came so close to gaining promotion to Europe’s elite.
Hockey: No disgrace for Students
PLAYER-COACH Graham Moodie praised his men after Edinburgh University’s hockey side were edged 4-3 by Glasgow combine Clydesdale despite the students being minus nine first-team players.
Hockey: Grange move into second
GRANGE took advantage of the postponement of the game between Glynhill Kelburne and Western Wildcats to move into second spot in the Subway national league, winning 4-0 against VWS Dundee Wanderers on Saturday.
Hockey: Inverleith’s promotion hopes are ended
Inverleith’s promotion hopes vanished following a disappointing 5-2 defeat at the hands of Ukrainian side Kolos-Sekvoia Vinnitsa in the European Indoor Club Trophy.
Hockey: No fools in this event claims Del Boy as Inverleith impress
DEREK SALMOND claimed four goals as Inverleith yesterday earned seven points to be in a challenging position for promotion after Day One of the EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy.
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Scots hockey aims for quality ‘step change’
SCOTTISH Hockey is looking forward to increasing the number of full-time coaches in the country thanks to a valuable sponsorship agreement with Aberdeen Asset Management.
Hockey: Never-say-die Inverleith get off to a rousing start in bid for European promotion
PROMOTION is very much on the agenda for European first-timers Inverleith as they drew 5-5 with Belgian side Racing Club Bruxelles, then crushed AD Lousade from Portugal 8-3 in the opening day of the European Indoor Club Trophy at Napier University in Edinburgh yesterday.
Hockey: Inverleith hopes high for European debut
INVERLEITH make their European debut when they entertain Racing Club Bruxelles of Belgium today in their opening match of the European Indoor Club Trophy at the Engage Sports Centre at Napier University in Edinburgh.
Hockey: Moodie not blue over chance of gaining Euro promotion
Graham MOODIE has played international hockey all over the world and will be a key man for Inverleith as they host the EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy at Napier University starting tomorrow, but the Olympian admitted today: “I’m nervous about this weekend.”
Hockey: Sinclair in driving seat for extravaganza
ANDREW SINCLAIR has proved his fitness and is confirmed in the squad for Inverleith’s European indoor hockey debut this weekend.
Schools hockey: McPherson wins it for Mary Erskine’s
Mary Erskine’s School defeated defending champions George Watson’s College 1-0 in the final of the East of Scotland Knockout Cup and the contest under the Peffermill floodlights was as close as the scoreline suggests.
Hockey: Neave calls for improvement after winning Knockout Cup
INVERLEITH completed their warm-up for this weekend’s EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy by lifting the indoor Knockout Cup in Perth but coach Stuart Neave declared: “We didn’t play well.”
Hockey: Inverleith survive a late scare to win knock-out cup
INVERLEITH shrugged off the disappointment of losing their Subway Indoor National League crown to Grove Menzieshill by beating the Taysiders 7-6 in the final of the knock-out cup at Bells Sports Centre in Perth.
Hockey: Inverleith bid for hat-trick of wins over city rivals
EDINBURGH rivals Inverleith and Grange meet for the third time this indoor season in the semi-final of the Scottish knock-out cup in Perth today. Inverleith have the upper hand with two single-goal victories.
Hockey: Grange eye bragging rights over city rivals Inverleith
GRANGE are bidding to put the skids under Inverleith on the eve of their city hockey rivals’ European debut.
Hockey: Bell working non-stop to get 150 players and officials to star event
JOHN BELL continues to burn the candle at both ends as he steers Inverleith hockey club towards the biggest event in their 95-year history.
Hockey: Allan heads north out of Olympic shadow
CAPITAL hockey star Allan Dick works in the shadow of the 2012 Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, but next week his attentions will be fully focused on the Engage Sports Centre at Napier University.
Hockey: Sutherland heads for Oz
SCOTT SUTHERLAND will become another of Scotland’s hockey exports when he jets to Australia later this month.
Hockey: Brits happy to make history in Argentina
Danny Kerry, Great Britain women’s head coach, was disappointed to see his side lose the final of the FIH Champions Trophy 1-0 to hosts Argentina in front of a patriotic capacity crowd in Rosario, but took heart from the overall achievement of his squad.
Hockey: Stuart Neave turns to Europe after Grove reclaim indoor title
INVERLEITH coach Stuart Neave shrugged off the disappointment of losing the domestic indoor crown to arch rivals Grove Menzieshill and said: “Our focus is on Europe.”
Hockey: Argentina edge out brave Brits
Great Britain women, playing in their first ever Champions Trophy final, had to settle for the silver medal last night after going down 1-0 to hosts Argentina in a highly-charged atmosphere in Rosario.
Hockey: Inverleith toppled by Menzieshill
INVERLEITH failed by the narrow margin of two goals to retain their Subway indoor national league title despite beating newly-crowned champions Grove Menzieshill 6-4 in the final game of the season.
Hockey: Alex Danson full of confidence ahead of Germany tie
GREAT Britain striker Alex Danson is ready to renew rivalries with Germany today, believing their performances at the Champions Trophy in Argentina have served as a timely reminder to opponents.
Hockey: Stuart between the posts as Dick misses key Inverleith clash
INVERLEITH have suffered a blow on the eve of the final round of matches to decide the Scottish indoor hockey title.
Hockey’s video refs get positive response
The FIH women’s Champions Trophy in Rosario is a classic example of how hockey is not afraid to push the boundaries of technology to achieve the correct decision at the top level.
Students hit a Brum note
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY hockey team’s run into the last eight of the British Universities and Colleges Sport Cup came to an end yesterday against their Birmingham counterparts.
GB to face Korea again in last eight
Great Britain women will play Korea in the quarter-finals of the Champions Trophy in Rosario this evening as the tournament moves into the knockout stages.
Britain win but lose out to Dutch
Great Britain’s women team defeated China 3-1, while rivals Netherlands saw off Japan 4-1 in the four-team pool at the FIH Champions Trophy in Rosario, Argentina.
Weather hits girls’ preparations
HOCKEY: A second successive training session for the Scottish girls’ under-16 squad was cancelled at the weekend and coach Bill Robson now has his fingers crossed that the weather will not cause further interruption to the preparation for this season’s international fixtures.
Forsyth takes over as Scots head coach
DEREK Forsyth has been appointed Scotland senior men’s first Scots-born head coach in 16 years. The 53-year-old takes over from Englishman Russell Garcia. Since Grove Menzieshill’s Billy McPherson in 1995, Scotland has been under the coaching aegis of two Englishmen, two Australians and a German.
CALA Edinburgh ‘working their socks off’ despite relegation
CALA EDINBURGH have slipped out of Scotland’s indoor hockey elite but their concentration this season has been on preserving their Division One status outdoors.
GB women dig deep to deny Dutch in Argentina
Great Britain’s women have made an impressive start to their FIH Champions Trophy campaign in Argentina, following up their comfortable 3-0 victory over Japan with a superb fightback to earn a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands.
Free-scoring Inverleith keep their title bid alive
THANKS to an avalanche of goals, Inverleith made up some valuable ground on rivals Grove Menzieshill in the two-horse race for the Subway indoor national league title.
Hockey: Champions set for triple challenge in race for title
CHAMPIONS Inverleith are under a degree of pressure – they are currently six points adrift of Menzieshill with a game in hand – and today have a gruelling three-game schedule against Glynhill Kelburne, VWS Dundee Wanderers and finally Greaves Clydesdale.
Hockey: CALA need turnaround
CALA Edinburgh need a miracle to save them from a swift return to indoor hockey’s Division Two.
Hockey: Scottish trio help GB to silver lining
GREAT Britain women’s squad had to settle for the silver medal when they lost 3-2 to Korea in the final of the four nations tournament in Cordoba, Argentina.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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