Scotland Head Coach Ronald Ross has named his squad for the 2017 Marine Harvest Shinty / Hurling International against Ireland at The Bught Park, Inverness on Saturday 21 October 2017.
There are first caps for Lovat pair Craig Mainland and Daniel Grieve as well as Badenoch duo Michael Russell from Newtonmore and Ryan Borthwick from Kingussie.
However the squad is built on an experienced base with Glenurquhart’s John Barr and Kinlochshiel’s Finlay MacRae again to the fore. The latter is joined in the squad by his brothers Keith and John as well as club-mates Conor Cormack and Mark MacDonald.
The ever-reliable Stuart MacDonald will once more be between the sticks whilst Caberfeidh’s Kevin Bartlett, the only player from out-with the Marine Harvest Premiership in the squad, will again be trusted with the dead-ball opportunities. Kyles’ trio Andrew King, Grant Irvine and Roddy MacDonald have been key in their club side’s title push this season whilst Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup winners Newtonmore have Glen MacKintosh, Steven MacDonald, Rory Kennedy and new-cap Michael Russell.
Lovat’s Greg Matheson and Oban Camanachd’s Daniel Cameron are others with previous of Shinty / Hurling experience under their belts.
Scotland from:
Kevin Bartlett (Caberfeidh)
John Barr (Glenurquhart)
Ryan Borthwick (Kingussie)
Conor Cormack (Kinlochshiel)
Mark MacDonald (Kinlochshiel)
Finlay MacRae (Kinlochshiel)
John MacRae (Kinlochshiel)
Keith MacRae (Kinlochshiel)
Grant Irvine (Kyles Athletic)
Andrew King (Kyles Athletic)
Roddy MacDonald (Kyles Athletic)
Daniel Grieve (Lovat)
Stuart MacDonald (Lovat)
Craig Mainland (Lovat)
Greg Matheson (Lovat)
Rory Kennedy (Newtonmore)
Steven MacDonald (Newtonmore)
Glen MacKintosh (Newtonmore)
Michael Russell (Newtonmore)
Daniel Cameron (Oban Camanachd)
Head Coach - Ronald Ross
Assistant Coach - Garry Reid
Forwards Coach - Kevin Thain
Head Trainer - Neil Bowman
Throw-in is at 11.50am.
(The photograph comes courtesy of www.neilgpaterson.com)