Scotland Squads Confirmed For Iomain Cholmcille XI | |
13 November 2018 The Scotland squads have been confirmed for Iomain Cholmcille XI which takes place in Derrybeg, County Donegal, Ireland on Saturday 17 November 2018. Glasgow Mid Argyll’s Angus MacInnes and Lewis Camanachd’s Sean MacLeod will look after the Scots men’s side for this Gaelic speaking shinty / hurling contest. Thuirt Sean "Tha mi gu math riaraichte a bhith ag obair cuide ri Aonghas a tha gu math eòlach air stiùireadh sgiobaidhean. Tha sguad math againn le eòlas, òige agus cluicheadairean a bhios a' dèanamh oidhirp mhath Gàidhlig a bhruidhinn. Tha sinn a' coimhead air adhart ris agus tha sinn an dòchas gun toir sinn Còrn Cholmcille air ais a dh' Alba."
Alba Men from: David MacInnes - Skye Camanachd Ally MacLeod - Skye Camanachd Jamie Gillies - Skye Camanachd Ryan Morrison - Skye Camanachd Calum Gibb - Skye Camanachd Crisdean MacRae - Lewis Camanachd Paul Duke - Lewis Camanachd Sean MacLeod - Lewis Camanachd Stuart Campbell – Lewis Camanachd Rhuairaidh MacDonald - Glengarry Graham Black – Aberdeen University Mark Fraser – Fort William Jack Fraser – Fort William Padraig McNeil - Fort William William MacKinnon – Boleskine Eoghan Stewart – Strathglass Alex Dunnings – Taynuilt Angus MacInnes – Glasgow Mid Argyll Angus MacInnes (junior) – Glasgow Mid Argyll Somhairle MacDonald – Inverness Joseph MacInnes – Uist Camanachd / English Shinty Association
The ladies squad has also been confirmed for the shinty / camogie clash. Catriona Gibb is in charge and she said: “Tha sguad beag againn agus tha cuid a chluich roimhe a dhith, ach tha an cothrom againn cluicheadairean ùra a thoirt an lùib a' ghnothaich airson a' chiad uair." Alba Ladies from: Catriona Gibb – Skye Camanachd Emma Gordon – Skye Camanachd Isabelle Law – Skye Camanachd Kate Bradley – Ardnamurchan Claire Ford – Ardnamurchan Rachel Ford – Ardnamurchan Joanne Ford - Ardnamurchan Karen MacKinnon - Oban Lorne Ashleigh Fraser – Fort William Lauren Doherty – Fort William Kayleigh Marie Woods - Fort William Christy MacIntyre – Lochaber Mairi Duncan - Lochaber Orla McCarthy – Glasgow Mid Argyll Katie MacDonald – Glasgow Island Annabel Budge – Glasgow Island Shannon Cowie - Glasgow Island The round-robin matches against Micheal Breathnach and Fir Uladh get underway at 10am. |