Rugby

Caithness Krakens made it two wins out of two in their National Bowl Caley pool after scoring 46 points without reply against Dundee Valkyries 2nds.

Caithness were left to reflect on a margin of defeat that didn't seem remotely likely when they trailed 7-0 with two minutes to go in the first half.

Caithness Krakens posted a monster score in their opening pool game in the Scottish Women's Bowl as they stormed to a 96-12 victory over Fraserburgh.

Caithness 2nds bludgeoned their way to victory over Highland 3rd XV in a messy, bad-tempered affair at Millbank on Saturday.

Covid and injuries to key players have again disrupted the Caithness preparations ahead of a testing visit to Dunfermline this weekend.

Caithness racked up their highest points tally of the season away to Aberdeen Wanderers, with their 46-19 victory lifting them to third in the table.

Caithness under-16s hosted a round-robin Caledonian Cup north pool competition on Sunday at Millbank where Highland and Orkney were the visitors.

Caithness are preparing to travel to play Aberdeen Wanderers fresh from the latter's derby mauling at the hands of Ellon where they lost 94-0.

Caithness women face their toughest challenge so far as they complete their debut Caley North Region League rugby campaign at home to Shetland.

Caithness Seconds emerged bruised, battered but unbeaten in the last of their games in the first half of their Caley North League 4 programme.

A former Scottish women's U18 head coach has praised the development work being done in Caithness after a county duo were named in this year's squad.

The Greens fielded one of their least experienced packs but notched up their first double in Caley Division 1 with a hard-earned win at Grangemouth.

The Krakens came crashing down from the high of a third successive win to experience a crushing defeat on the north-east coast on Saturday.

North of Scotland under-18s narrowly lost out in their opening Caledonia Youth Cup rugby tie versus Ellon at Millbank on Saturday.

Caithness are keen to emerge from their prolonged hibernation by putting an end to their winless run on their travels in Caley Region Division One.

The Krakens took centre stage at Millbank as they notched up their third victory of the season in the Women's North Region League.

Caithness 2nd XV survived a second-half fade-out to prevail 22-14 in their Caley Region 4 clash away to Craig Dunain on Saturday.

The Greens will have to wait at least one more week for their first competitive action of 2022 after their scheduled clash with Ellon was called off.

Caithness Krakens host Stornoway on Saturday morning in a club rugby programme which has been hit hard by the pandemic.

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