Camanachd Association Include Skye Camanachd Players In Scotland U17 Development Squad. | |
06 May 2009 The Camanachd Association has included four Skye Camanachd players in the Scotland U17 Development squad for a three day competitive tour of The tour takes place from 4th – 8th July 2009 and culminates in challenge matches against the Dublin U17 Development Squad. The Scottish squad was selected from last year’s National U-17 Player Development Camp, and the players represent 18 clubs from across The trip will be led by Coaching & Performance Manager, Graham Cormack, and he explains the merit of the trip, “It is essential and fundamental to the games development that we offer the up and coming stars our game the opportunity to test themselves on a higher stage, and there is no doubt that competing against the Irish players does this.” This squad is just part of the impressive pathway that the sport of shinty offers to youth players across the country with the sport reaping the benefits as more players continue to be introduced to the sport." The squad will be based around the Dublin GAA team of Whitehall Colmcille and will see the squad play six games over the course of three days. Graham Cormack explains “Although the schedule is demanding we hope that through thorough preparation and sheer determination on behalf of the players we can make it a successful trip.” Scotland U17 Squad; Fraser Matheson – Aberdour, Jack MacMillan – Ardnamurchan, Kenneth Michie – Ballachulish, Martin MacFadyen – Beauly, Leighton Reid – Bute, Robert Ferguson –Bute, Tom Evans – Caberfeidh, Peter Wood - Fort William, Bradley Sneddon – Glenurquhart, Ben Hosie – Glenurquhart, Lewis MacNicol – Inveraray, Neil Robertson – Kincraig, Ruairidh Wink – Kingussie, Stuart Downey – Kingussie, John MacRae – Kinlochshiel, David Falconer – Kinlochshiel, Alexander Grant – Kinlochshiel, Duncan MacRae – Kinlochshiel, Ben Delaney – Lochaber, Douglas MacKenzie – Lochcarron, Finlay Stark – Lochcarron, Paddy Wilson – Lochbroom, Martin Mainland – Lovat, Greg Matheson – Lovat, Craig Mainland – Lovat, Danny Morrison - Skye Camanachd, Jonathan MacLennan - Skye Camanachd, Paul MacKinnon - Skye Camanachd, Neil MacVicar - Skye Camanachd, Seth Jones – Strathglass, Marc MacLachlan -Strathglass |