Chance for MJV Wanderers

MJV WANDERERS have yet to put maximum points on the board, but the opportunity to kick-start their season presents itself when they travel to Glasgow for a late afternoon joust against hosts Hillhead, writes our women’s hockey correspondent.

With title contenders Grove Menzieshill sitting out this week’s fixture card, joint leaders Clydesdale Western seem assured of carving out a threepoint advantage at the top of the table while Edinburgh University look certain to leapfrog Wildcats and close the gap to the Dundee outfit to two points. DUNDEE UNIVERSITY

welcome GHK to Riverside in Division 2 but, with the latter making a strong bid to reclaim top division status, an away win is on the cards. ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY

have a job on their hands to bring anything back from their journey north to meet Merlins Gordonians.

Locally the highlight in Championship A is the headis

to-head at Disc between GROVE MENZIESHILL A and KINROSS.

Both are hovering just above the trapdoor, and today’s points could ultimately be a crucial factor.

ST ANDREWS II are best placed of the three Tayside representatives in Championship B.

However, it’s DUNDEE II who are looking most likely to register when lining up against bottom markers GRANGE A. PERTHSHIRE II v BRECHIN THISTLES takes the eye as the best contest in Midland Division 1, where

leaders MADRAS are favourites to maintain their unbeaten

run up against DUNDEE UNIVERSITY III. WANDERERS II have BLAIRGOWRIE as guests at Dalnacraig. Division 2 pacesetters ST ANDREWS IV host a vastly improved GROVE III. KINROSS II and PERTHSHIRE

III host ST ANDREWS V and STIRLING II respectively.