Skye Camanachd and Badenoch meet in the WCA Marine Harvest Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup Final takes place at the Dell on Saturday 1 September 2018.
The Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup was donated to the now defunct North Area Committee by John Fraser, Inverness, a well-known figure in the shinty community. The trophy was named in honour of his daughter, Valerie Olivant (nee Fraser) who passed away on 17 December 1991 after a long illness bravely borne. Valerie Olivant was survived by her husband Robert and their children Christopher, Victoria and Matthew.
The trophy was originally played for by male teams in North Division 2. This came about as a result of the Camanachd Association Development Committee looking into providing more matches for second tier clubs in the North. Caberfeidh won the inaugural tournament in 1987 and Valerie Fraser presented the trophy to some of the winning captains.
The competition fell into abeyance in the mid-1990s before being donated to the Womens Camanachd Association to become their blue riband tournament.
The first women’s final saw Glengarry beat Kingussie on Sunday 28 July 2002.
The previous winners are:
2017 – Skye Camanachd 6 Lochaber 1 (An Aird)
2016 – Lochaber 4 Skye Camanachd 2 (An Aird)
2015 – Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 Badenoch & Strathspey 0 (Bught Park)
2014 – Glasgow Mid Argyll 3 Skye Camanachd 2 (Strachurmore)
2013 – Badenoch & Strathspey 3 Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 (The Eilan)
2012 – Aberdour 4 Glengarry 3 (Strachurmore)
2011 – Glengarry 4 Aberdour 0 (The Eilan)
2010 – Glengarry 5 Tir Conaill Harps (Mossfield)
2009 – Glengarry 2 Tir Conaill Harps (Stirling University)
2008 – Tir Conaill Harps 2 Glengarry 1
2007 – Forth Camanachd beat Glasgow Mid Argyll
2006 – Glasgow Mid Argyll beat Glengarry
2005 – Glengarry beat Edinburgh
2004 – Glengarry beat Kingussie
2003 – Glasgow Mid Argyll beat Glengarry B
2002 – Glengarry 7 Kingussie 0 (Jubilee Park)
Event Details
The Annual Women’s Cup Finals Day starts off with the Marine Harvest Challenge Cup Final between Inverness and Glenurquhart. Throw up is at 1.45pm.
The main event is the Marine Harvest Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup Final between Skye Camanachd and Badenoch. For the first time, this year’s final will be broadcast live on BBC ALBA. Throw up is at 4.05pm.
There will be a BBQ (2pm-5pm) and Bouncy Castle (£5 all day wrist bands) as well as face painting, a Mieles Gelato Cart and a bar.
Admission is Adults - £5, Concessions - £3 and under 12s go free! (cash only)