Camanachd cup

It is currently sponsored by Mowi formerly Marine Harvest who have sponsored the cup since The current holders are Lovat, camanachd cup. The Valerie Camanachd cup Trophy and the two cup finals form a showpiece event in the women's shinty calendar. The trophy has been played for sincewhen Lochaber defeated Strathglass in the final in the inaugural final.

Shinty's biggest prize - the Camanachd Cup - is to be replaced with a replica as part of efforts to conserve the year-old trophy. Made in Edinburgh and first awarded in , it has endured years of wear and tear from being passed among players of winning teams. In , it was accidently left outside in the square in Portree, Skye, before being taken into the care of police. Shinty's governing body, the Camanachd Association, has received funding from the competition's sponsors Tulloch Homes for the replica. Five-times cup winner Gary Innes said the historical value of the cup was significant. He said: "It's done its rounds bless it. We've been fortunate to have had the days to hold it and party with it.

Camanachd cup

The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup known as the Camanachd Cup or less commonly the Scottish Cup is the premier competition in the sport of shinty. At present the tournament is contested by the eligible teams in North and South Division 1 and from , National Division One , together with the teams in the Premiership, who join the competition at the second round stage. There was formerly a Qualifying Cup. In the open draw was introduced which resulted in the first, and until , only all-South final, between Kyles and Inveraray. The highest margin of victory was in when Kingussie hammered Newtonmore 12—1. The highest scoring final, and the previous largest margin of victory was held by Newtonmore themselves, 11—3 with Furnace in Only Furnace and Newtonmore have gone through the competition without conceding a goal. The trophy itself was created after public donations in by Hamilton and Inches, Edinburgh. The player on the lid was modelled from Jock Dallas who played for Kingussie and whose great grandson, Ally Dallas, still plays for the same team. In , the trophy made its way to New York City for the Tartan Day celebrations, the first time it had ever left Scotland. Celebrations of victorious teams have left the trophy in a fragile state. For example, it was left and then found in Somerled Square, Portree , after Skye Camanachd 's victory, as everybody had assumed somebody else was looking after it. So the board of directors at the Camanachd Association decided to have the trophy renovated and a replica made for presentation after finals.

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The Camanachd Cup final is the pinnacle of the shinty season, that coveted trophy that every team aims to take home, or indeed retain at home. It was confirmed earlier this year that The Dell will be hosting the cup in instead, which will be the th anniversary of the Camanachd Cup. Image courtesy of shinty. As travel in those pre-A9 days was a lengthy and expensive commitment, and it could easily take days to make a return journey to the opposing side, the Association had decided that the best way to arrange the competition was for it to be split into four districts, to help the competing teams to keep costs down. The leaders in each district would then play each other in the final rounds.

Kinlochshiel will take the Camanachd Cup home for the first time. A hat-trick from captain Keith MacRae at Mossfield Park lit up the contest in what will go down as a famous victory. A rousing final saw Lovat get back into the game on half-time following MacRae's opener with an equaliser from Greg Matheson. But the Shiel skipper completed the job for the Balmacara side. A sparkling first half burst into life when Matheson missed out on a golden chance for Lovat and Fraser Heath hit the post at the other end, having beaten keeper Josh Grant. Play surged from end to end and after 24 minutes. MacRae was fed from a poorly executed Lovat hit in and smashed the ball past Stuart MacDonald for the opener. But into stoppage time before the break, Matheson atoned for earlier misses and cashed in on poor defending to grab a vital equaliser. This seemed to revive Lovat who started a more physical second half the stronger, but the next goal was Shiels' on the hour when MacRae dashed in on a long ball from Jordan Fraser and prodded it home between keeper and defender. There was very nearly a freak equaliser when Heath, hurling style, flicked up the ball and volleyed it from from inside his own half, and his effort was just scrambled away.

Camanachd cup

It is played on a knock-out basis by the teams in the National Division 1 League and is administered by the Women's Camanachd Association. The current holders are Skye Camanachd. The trophy was originally donated to the Camanachd Association in memory of Valerie Fraser. It was originally a trophy for male teams and it was won by Glenurquhart in The cup final was contested on 28 August at An Aird in Fort William between Skye Camanachd and Lochaber which meant a new name would be added to the list of winners as neither side had won the cup before. League Champions Skye were slight favourites but Lochaber won the day 4- 2, with all four of their goals coming from full-back turned forward Kirsty Delaney 6, 32, 67 and 76 mins. Lorna MacRae scored both the Skye goals 27, 74 mins. Player of the match went to Lochaber goalkeeper Aeleen Campbell for a fantastic display which prevented the Skye ladies from achieving the league and cup double. Skye finally broke their Valerie Fraser hoodoo with a comprehensive 6—1 thumping of Lochaber at the same location, An Aird in Contents move to sidebar hide.

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Kyles Athletic celebrating a cup win in The start of the cup final in Fort William. September 9, The great Johnnie Cattanach was one of the star players in this era, and the only shinty player who has been inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, posthumously, in A dispute ensued over the interpretation of the rules, and the final was ordered to be replayed 3 weeks later in Lochaber. Contents move to sidebar hide. Hidden categories: Orphaned articles from November All orphaned articles. The National. Image source, Getty Images. Made in Edinburgh and first awarded in , the original trophy has endured years of wear and tear from being passed among players of winning teams.

The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup known as the Camanachd Cup or less commonly the Scottish Cup is the premier competition in the sport of shinty. At present the tournament is contested by the eligible teams in North and South Division 1 and from , National Division One , together with the teams in the Premiership, who join the competition at the second round stage. There was formerly a Qualifying Cup.

Kilmallie beat Inveraray Contents move to sidebar hide. Image credit: Helen Pickles. Detail of Camanachd Cup, figure modelled on John Dallas. Newtonmore 1, at Keppoch , after drawn game, at Inverness. Download as PDF Printable version. Glasgow Mid Argyll. Kingussie team, winners of the first Camanachd Cup, The National. As part of National Sporting Heritage Day we have set you a challenge! Read Edit View history. Inverness Castle, the former sheriff court building in Inverness, is being redeveloped by Highland Council as a tourist destination featuring an exhibition on shinty.