Rugby

The Come Ashore Cup continues to go from strength to strength as the fourth staging of the event in Kirkwall at the weekend proved a big attraction.

This weekend will witness the fourth staging of the Come Ashore Cup, the annual rugby veterans’ challenge between Caithness and Orkney.

The Yellows are celebrating their first ever title success after clinching Caledonia North Division Three on Saturday.

Caithness 2nd XV can clinch Caley North League Division 3 if they secure a win in their final match, at home to Fraserburgh this weekend.

Caithness Rugby Club is looking for a new head coach for its men’s 1st XV after parting company with Cameron Boyd.

The Greens and the Krakens rounded off their respective seasons with a trip across the Pentland Firth to take part in the annual Orkney Sevens.

Caithness had been preparing for the final game of the Caley 1 North Conference season, but Aberdeen-based North Police were unable to raise a side.

Tamzin Rosie, from Reiss, is again to represent Scotland after being called up to play in the Six Nations under-18 women’s rugby festival in England.

The Krakens’ National Shield campaign was derailed at the semi-final stage when they were convincingly beaten at the home of Greenock Wanderers.

The Greens are none the wiser as to whether they would get relegated were they to finish bottom of the Caledonia 1 North Conference.

The Krakens head for the Clyde coast to play Greenock Wanderers with their sights set on earning a return appearance at the home of Scottish rugby.

The Krakens survived a fraught, nerve-tingling encounter at Millbank to secure a spot in the last four of the National Shield.

Caithness Krakens will bid to extend their unbeaten season on Sunday when they host Broughton in the quarter-finals of the National Shield.

The under-14 boys’ section of Caithness Rugby Club lifted silverware after scoring a runaway 61-0 win against Mackie at Millbank at the weekend.

Skipper Tom Storey praised the Yellows’ fitness levels after they completed a Caledonia North 3 back-to-back double over Dyce.

Caithness Seconds continued their Caley North 3 hot streak as they made it three wins out of three in 2025 at home to Dyce on Saturday.

Caithness Krakens booked their place in the quarter-finals of the National Shield with a 31-7 win away to first-time opponents Howe Harlequins.

The Caley 1 clash between Caithness and Aberdeenshire was not one which would have won any converts to the game from first-time viewers.

The Greens came up just short in getting the win which would have gone a long way to ensuring they remain in Caley Division 1.

Caithness men’s 1st XV go into their penultimate Caley 1 home match with Aberdeenshire unsure about whether they are facing the spectre of demotion.