Rugby

International rugby star Gray to spend day in isles

International rugby player Richie Gray, one of the shining lights of the game in Scotland, is due to visit Shetland on Friday.

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Shetland Rugby Club to appoint full-time development officer for sport in the isles

Shetland Rugby Club will shortly be advertising for a full-time development officer after successfully gaining grant funding for the post.

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In pictures: Shetland rugby squad’s 85-0 triumph over Peterhead

Shetland will be hoping to emulate the success of Saturday tomorrow when they face Grampian Police in Aberdeen. Their 85-0 victory over Peterhead, which included 13 tries, moved them up to fourth in the RBS Caledonia Regional League Division Three NE. For a selection of Kevin Jones’s photographs of the match, click here.

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Thirteen tries for Shetland as they slaughter Peterhead 85-0

A dominant Shetland rugby team scored 13 tries against Peterhead on Saturday to move up to fourth in the RBS Caledonia Regional League Division Three NE.

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Rugby sevens attracts eight local and four visiting teams

The last weekend of the month sees the 2011 version of the annual BP-Sullom Voe Shetland Midsummer Rugby Sevens tournament.

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Shetland rugby squad gearing up for Edinburgh sevens tournament

The Shetland rugby squad is set to rub shoulders with some of the amateur rugby world’s finest in Edinburgh tomorrow.

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Amazing show as 12-man rugby team draw with Ellon and almost gain victory

A Shetland rugby team with only 12 players gained a superb away draw against Ellon 2nd XV on Saturday, and were moments away from victory.

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Grit and determination propel rugby side to home victory over Ellon 2nd XV

Shetland Rugby Club got their season back on track with a solid, if somewhat unspectacular victory over Ellon’s 2nd XV in their latest match in Scottish Hydro Caledonia North East Division 2.

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Rugby team improves in second half but loses at home to strong Aberdeen Wanderers side

The Shetland rugby team was unable to bring its losing streak in the Scottish Hydro Caledonia North East Division Two to an end on Saturday at Clickimin, this time losing to a well-drilled Aberdeen Wanderers.

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Huntly expected to provide stiff test as rugby season begins at Clickimin on Saturday

The new rugby season gets under way on Saturday when Shetland Rugby Club take on Huntly at Clickimin, kick-off at noon.

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