Hockey: Draw is enough to move Menzieshill into fourth place

Grove Menzieshill moved into fourth position in the Subway national league on goal difference from Greaves Clydesdale after a 2-2 draw with Inverleith at Peffermill yesterday.

The Taysiders took a two-goal lead into the interval, Gavin Tomlinson scoring from a penalty corner and also from the spot. The Edinburgh side rallied in the second half and two poor tackles from Menzieshill defenders gifted two set-piece opportunities for the ever-reliable Adam MacKenzie and Inverleith rescued a share of the points.

Edinburgh University did their survival chances no favours when they lost 3-2 at home to AMN Hillhead at Peffermill. Hillhead raced into a 3-1 lead at the interval through goals from Wei Adams, Andrew Duke and Chris Caldwell, with Stuart Laing and Richard McCorkell scoring again for the students.

In the women's league, VWS Dundee Wanderers moved into fourth place in the table with an eight-goal thrashing of bottom side Hillhead, with doubles from Julie Bryce, Vikki Bunce and Amy Rowan and further goals from Becky Ward and Jenny Kyle, and Glynhill Kelburne were held to a 1-1 draw against Edinburgh University. Scotland under-18 girls lost 4-1 in the first Test match against Ireland at Forthbank, in a build-up match for the European Nations Championships in the Netherlands.