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Varsity 2010: Hockey »

As the clouds drew ominously overhead, both first teams of Edinburgh University were untroubled by their opponents, aggregating eleven balls in the net though, with more clinical finishing, it could well have ended up as thirty. The women were sharper...

Thu 18 Mar 2010 by Jonny Brick | Read more »

Hockey: Not in the same league »

A brisk but cloudless March day brought frustration to the Edinburgh hockey side. Team captain Will Butler, starting on the bench, wore glove and jersey again after a few months bellowing from the side in a suit, but he was mute after five minutes of t...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 by Jonny Brick | Read more »

Hockey: Five for the Final »

The shadow that crept across the Peffermill pitch did not darken the attacking prowess of the home side in an entertaining derby in this Scottish Universities’ Confederated Cup semi-final which was dominated and won with style by Edinburgh's thir...

Wed 10 Mar 2010 by Jonny Brick | Read more »

University of Edinburgh 4-1 Watsonians »

Three goals in a University first-team fixture stands as an eternal anecdote which grows in its telling as time passes. With two excellently-flicked penalties and the easiest of two-yard finishes, Neil Fulton’s cool head saw Edinburgh through on a fros...

Mon 01 Mar 2010 by Jonny Brick | Read more »

Edinburgh in buoyant mood after four-goal win »

Three goals from penalty corners and two more marked with the touch of individual class and finesse won Edinburgh this fixture in an eventually one-sided affair. The clouds came out to look upon the sides, and nearly saw a goal in the first half-minut...

Sat 13 Feb 2010 by Jonny Brick | Read more »

Spitting hairs »

Edinburgh have scored two goals (both against Manchester Uni) in their five league losses this season, last month thumped seven-nil by Durham at home and losing last week by a single goal to Birmingham. The same result came in the first fixture between...

Wed 18 Nov 2009 by Jonny Brick | Read more »

A pyrrhic draw »

The last time these local rivals met, Edinburgh won 3-1, Fraser McCurdy scoring two of them. Today spoils were shared in a hard fought contest that ended in a draw. Watt’s midfield snuffed many of Edinburgh’s attacks, which were rebutted t...

Wed 18 Nov 2009 by Jonny Brick | Read more »

Watt secure big win »

A women’s conference match between these two sides would better be shown in binary system, so comprehensive was the victory by the home side. Glasgow Caley’s first match of the conference was a drubbing at the hands of a side which didn&rsq...

Thu 05 Nov 2009 by Jonny Brick | Read more »

Ghouls and Goals »

On the day when Arsenal crushed Tottenham in the Premiership, a different derby was happening at Peffermill, as Watsonians brought their first two teams to jostle with Edinburgh’s two top teams, fresh from high-scoring contests midweek, on Club D...

Sat 31 Oct 2009 by Jonny Brick | Read more »

Physical Wanderers leave with a point »

Crammed into a hectic hockey schedule at Peffermill, Edinburgh’s men’s 1st XI provided the main spectacle of the day and the team did not disappoint an on-looking crowd. In a fast and frenetic game on the Astroturf, Edinburgh withstood Dund...

Sat 17 Oct 2009 by Tom Hills | Read more »

Edinburgh's 2nds glide to victory over Strathclyde »

Edinburgh's hockey 2nds won comfortably against Strathclyde’s first team with Joe Gray scoring twice to separate the teams in a high-tempo match. The home side began the game well with only acrobatics from the visiting keeper denying them the le...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Edinburgh ladies advance to BUCS semis »

In their second match in as many days, Edinburgh University ladies 1st XI hockey booked a place in the BUCS semi-finals against Milne Craig Western A. In an uneventful game in which only a single goal was scored, it was the home side who progressed to...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Amadeus Finlay | Read more »

Single goal denies Edinburgh BUCS qualification »

Despite clinging on for a draw in this return-leg BUCS championships fixture, Edinburgh University were sent out of the competition, losing 6-5 on aggregate. Coming into the game, Edinburgh had high-hopes of overturning the one-goal deficit after a cl...

Mon 09 Mar 2009 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Golden goal seals victory for Oxford's women »

Charlotte Jackson's golden goal in the first half of injury time saw Oxford send Edinburgh out of the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) hockey competition despite a dominant second half from the home team. Edinburgh, who are first in the ...

Mon 16 Feb 2009 by Amadeus Finlay | Read more »

Edinburgh Men's 1st XI hockey returns to national one »

Edinburgh University secured promotion to Scotland’s top-flight hockey league on Saturday with a memorable win over Glaswegian rivals Stepps HC at Peffermill. The outcome of the game was virtually decided in the opening five minutes, when goals ...

Mon 24 Nov 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Outstanding display of resilience sees Edinburgh crush Stirling »

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Sat 22 Nov 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Edinburgh dominate 2008 'Burgh Varsity competition »

The 2008 'Burgh Varsity competition proved to be a highly a one-sided affair with Edinburgh University dominating in four of the five events. In recent years, the Varsity has proved to be a close encounter, however, this year Edinburgh cruised to vict...

Sat 01 Nov 2008 by James Pope | Read more »

Edinburgh's women give Uni an early lead in Burgh Varsity »

Edinburgh University's defense of the their Varsity title against Heriot Watt got off to the best possible start on Monday night at Peffermill with the women's hockey team running out comfortable winners against the visitors. Strong attacking prowess ...

Sat 01 Nov 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Edinburgh's men make Herriot-Watt pay on the Varsity hockey pitch »

Edinburgh University’s dominance over Heriot Watt in the Burgh Varsity ’08 continued courtesy of their Men’s Hockey team’s win bringing their score to 4-0 after successive wins in the women’s hockey, men’s football a...

Sat 01 Nov 2008 | Read more »

Weather ruins weekend of sport »

As most people in Edinburgh will probably have noticed, last weekend was not an occasion for outdoor pursuits of any kind.Although Edinburgh’s hockey men were able to play out the duration of a wet and windy encounter at Watsonians’ Tipperl...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »