Rugby

Caithness win at Millbank.

Caithness Krakens will make their first competitive appearance of the season on Saturday when they host Moray in Caledonian North League 2.

Caithness again featured in an 80-plus point game in their second outing in the north conference of Caledonian League 1.

The crowd at Millbank were treated to a nerve-tingling thriller as Caithness opened their Caley 1 North Conference season with a 45-41 victory.

New skipper Cole Wilson will lead the Greens out as they kick off their Caledonian 1 North Conference campaign at home to Mackie.

Caithness men continued their preparations for the new rugby season with a home friendly run-out against neighbours Orkney in Thurso at the weekend.

Caithness girls’ rugby players were recognised for their achievements over the past year when awards were presented across four age groups.

The Greens shipped a heavy loss in their first pre-season outing when they succumbed 96-28 away to a strong Highland Seconds in Inverness.

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.