Rugby

The Greens head for Invergordon on Saturday to complete their preparations for the start of their Caledonian Regional Division 1 campaign.

Top performers in the girls' section of Caithness Rugby Football Club were honoured at the annual awards ceremony in Thurso's Pentland Hotel.

Caithness Seconds' thrilling three-point victory against their Orkney counterparts in Kirkwall was just enough to claim the Lyle Cup.

Caithness Evergreens head north on Saturday for the second staging of a charity rugby match inaugurated to remember former player Alexander Mill.

Next season will be miles better for Caithness 1st men's rugby side after the latest restructuring of the Scottish league pyramid.

Underdogs Caley Reds produced a rousing display to win a place in the final of the newly reinstated Scottish inter-district rugby championship.

Caithness Krakens rounded off their season on a high when they took the spoils in the Orkney Sevens, overcoming Orkney Dragons in the final.

Caithness rugby starlet Hannah Dunnett has signed off from her stint with Scotland under-18s with a demanding schedule at the Six Nations Festival.

A victory in their final match at home to Strathmore would have seen the Krakens go through in the National Plate as one of the three pool winners.

The Yellows' season lasted over two months longer than that of the 1st XV and, for the first time, they played and won more games than the Greens.

Thurso High School pupil Hannah Dunnett will play scrum-half against England in Scotland's opening match in the Under-18 Six Nations rugby festival.

Saturday's end to their season is coming too early for Caithness 2nd XV given the rich run of form into which they have run.

Krakens' third bonus-point victory out of their first three qualifying games sets up a winner-takes-all clash on Saturday at home against Strathmore.

Caithness Seconds sealed a mini "test" series win over their Inverness Craig Dunain opponents following a 21-5 victory in Thurso at the weekend.

Caithness youth rugby sides had contrasting fortunes in their Caledonia regional finals, with joy for the U16 boys but heartbreak for the U16 girls.

Caithness Krakens made it two away cup wins on the spin at the weekend after they returned with a 48-29 victory over Kirkcaldy.

The Caithness women have had a frustrating spell, with both their scheduled National Plate ties following their opening win having been postponed.

Sarah-Jane Dunnett, Laina Munro, Hannah Dunnett and Morven Thomson have been named in the under-16 girls' and under-18 women's Scottish rugby squads.

Former Caithness rugby coach Colin Sangster has been chosen to lead the Caledonia Reds in the newly revived Scottish inter-district championships.

Caithness Krakens will host Forfar outfit Strathmore on Saturday in their latest group match in the National Plate competition – weather permitting.