Women's Shinty Fixtures - Sunday 7 June 2009. | |
03 June 2009 Women’s shinty breaks new ground with a day of cup matches at the The semi-finals of the sport’s top knockout competition, the Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup, will be played alongside the quarter-finals of the Caledonian Canal Challenge Cup for Division Two teams. Two pitches adjacent to the Airthrey Sports Pavilion at the Women’s Camanachd Association vice-president Steve Harvey said: “We are pleased to be taking our sport to a new venue and hope that the day will attract newcomers to the game, as well as its regular supporters. The excellent university facilities will provide the perfect stage for the matches. Women’s shinty has taken great strides in recent years, and cup days such as this are a fine advertisement for the sport.” Match schedule is: Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup Semi-Finals – Glasgow Mid-Argyll v Glengarry (1.30pm, pitch one); Forth v Tir Conaill Harps (3pm, pitch one) Caledonian Canal Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals – Badenoch & Strathspey v Linlithgow (noon, pitch one); Lochaber v Strathglass (noon, pitch two); Cowal & Bute v Glasgow Mid-Argyll B (1.30pm, pitch two); |