Rugby

MOST head coaches warn against whisper campaigns – but Highland’s Dave Carson is actively encouraging one.

HIGHLAND’S BT Cup draw against Premiership side Glasgow Hawks will be treated like a final by Dave Carson’s side.

HITTING the road for long journeys is not going to phase Highland this season.

HIGHLAND marked their return to National League rugby in emphatic style with a bonus-point win over Orkney.

HIGHLAND’s rivalry with Orkney will be stoked up this weekend – but that will not stop the greens using them as a model to build off.

DAVE Carson is looking for one of his squad players to step up after the ‘disaster’ of losing stalwart Stuart MacDonald to a broken leg.

HIGHLAND hope to blitz St Boswells early in tomorrow’s BT Cup clash – with the Borders club facing an eight-hour round trip to Inverness.

NEW recruits for Highland’s National League tilt will get another chance to impress when they face Alloa tomorrow.

THE famous Spider-Man quote talked about great responsibility coming with great power.

HIGHLAND have never been a team to shirk a challenge.

A RUGBY player from the Highland capital has been announced as Scotland’s first full-time female player.

HIGHLAND Rugby Club hosts coach Davie Carson’s charity rugby tournament for Macmillan Cancer Support tomorrow.

HIGHLAND rugby stalwart Craig Little will put his body through an altogether different kind of punishment next week.

THREE years, two league titles, trips to Murrayfield and a return to National League rugby. You would think Dave Carson’s highlight of his time…

HIGHLAND will be forced to shuffle their pack tomorrow with a number of absentees for their game against Hillfoots.

DAVE Carson is targeting consolidation rather than championships as Highland make the step up to National League Three next season.

SUCCESSIVE promotions should be the target for ambitious Highland after they secured their place in National League Three.

TRIUMPHANT head coach Dave Carson dedicated Highland’s title win to the long-serving players who have pulled the club out of the mire.

DAVE Carson is urging his side to lift themselves from their National Shield agony for a final push for promotion tomorrow.

LOSING the National Shield final has to act as a learning curve for Highland, according to veteran full-back Morris Dillon.