Rugby

Last weekend’s Come Ashore Cup, run by Caithness Rugby Club, is set to net more than £14,000 for two mental health and wellbeing charities.

An old boys’ rugby match in Thurso was the centrepiece of a weekend series of events staged to benefit two mental health and wellbeing charities.

Rugby and farming representatives in the far north are coming together to stage the third instalment of the Come Ashore Cup.

Hazel Stewart is proving that there’s life beyond cancer – as her trophy-winning exploits on the rugby field with Caithness Krakens have shown.

The Caithness women’s rugby team kept up their Midas touch as they returned with silverware from the Orkney Sevens at the weekend.

Carly Erridge helped the Krakens secure rugby’s National Plate on Saturday, then scored on the football pitch on Sunday as Caithness won at Nairn.

Yorkshire-born Cole Wilson is looking forward to his first taste of Orkney Sevens with the Greens, saying: “I’ve heard it is a top-class day out.”

A heroic display by Caitlin Harvey helped Caithness Krakens battle their way to victory in Scottish Rugby’s end-of-season club showpiece on Saturday.

The coach of National Plate winners Caithness Krakens is hoping their success can inspire more girls in the county to take up rugby.

The Caithness women’s rugby team have secured the National Plate, coming from behind to beat Uddingston Selkies 47-27 at Murrayfield Hive.

The Krakens have a chance to make history on Saturday when they line up in the final of the women’s National Plate at Murrayfield Hive Stadium.

A disjointed campaign for the Greens, blighted by a succession of opposition call-offs, ended with a 12-try rout of Aberdeen Wanderers on Saturday.

The Greens came from behind against Ellon to secure their fourth victory of the extended Caley 1 season at a wind-blown Millbank.

Talks are continuing between Caithness and Scottish Rugby about call-off protocols and sanctions for teams that fail to travel for away fixtures.

The Krakens clinched a trip to Murrayfield later this month with a gritty comeback win over Kirkcaldy in the semi-finals of the National Plate.

Caithness Krakens have their sights firmly fixed on claiming a place in Scottish rugby's end-of-season Silver Saturday at Murrayfield.

The governing body of rugby in Scotland is being asked to get to grips with the rash of unfulfilled fixtures that have plagued the Greens' season.

Ellon are the last of three scheduled late-season visitors to Millbank as the Greens look to put behind them what has been a forgettable campaign.

Caithness Krakens will have to win on the road next month if they are to make it through to the final of the National Plate.

Caley 1 North Conference leaders Moray were relieved to come out on top in their final regular season game against the Greens at Millbank.