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Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Final ………….. 7 Days To Go! | |
07 September 2013 The Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Final between Kyles Athletic and Newtonmore takes place at An Aird on Saturday 14 September 2013. The Camanachd Cup was traditionally contested on a North / South basis, with the winners from the North part of the draw facing the South section winners in the final, until 1983 when the draw was made open. Kyles Athletic and Newtonmore regularly faced eachother in the final prior to the introduction of the open draw and they contested every final between 1975 and 1980. However, remarkably given both teams’ Camanachd Cup tradition, they have not met in the final since. Kyles Athletic and Newtonmore first met in the Camanachd Cup Final in 1905 at Seafield Park, Inverness which is now part of the Longman Industrial Estate. A crowd of around around 1,500 saw Kyles win 2-0. Three Nicolsons played in the Kyles team that day whilst famed piper Angus MacPherson, who passed away in 1976 aged 99 years, turned out for Newtonmore. Their last meeting was in the 1980 Camanachd Cup Final at the Dell, Kingussie when Kyles ran out 6-5 winners following a thrilling encounter. This will be the twentieth time that Kyles Athletic and Newtonmore have met in the Camanachd Cup Final.
Event Details The 2013 Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Final is a much anticipated clash and expectations have been raised higher following the sides’ meeting in the recent Artemis Macaulay Cup Final which Kyles Athletic won 4-3. Throw up is at 2.15pm and the whole match will be broadcast live on BBC 2 Scotland. The match officials have been confirmed and Innes Wood has been given the hour of refereeing the game. He will be assisted by goal judges George MacKay and Willie Cameron. Ted MacDonald will be the fourth official whilst Archie Ritchie, Alex MacVicar Calum Girvan and John MacGregor will be the linesmen. As well as the main match there are also two national U14 shinty finals taking place earlier in the day. Skye Camanachd and Oban Camanachd contest the prestigious MacMaster Cup Final whilst Lochcarron and Milngavie & Bearsden meet in the Development Trophy Final. Other features include live music performances, trade stalls including the Shinty Shop, a range of local food and drink to enjoy and the Big Screen will be pitchside should you miss any of the action. Tickets are now on sale: both online and by telephone via Ticketmaster. They are priced at £10 for adults, £5 for concessions and under 12s go free if accompanied by an adult. There are also a number of offers available: if you purchase your ticket in advance from Ticketmaster, either online or over the phone, you will receive a free match programme on the day. To buy your ticket visit Ticketmaster or call 0844 844 0444. Additionally, if you attend the BLAS Festival Show "CURAIDHEAN NA CAMANACHD - Shinty's Heroes" which takes place in the Nevis Centre, Fort William on Friday 13 September 2013, you will receive a 20% discount on your Cup Final ticket. Camanachd Association members also receive 20% discount on their tickets if they produce their membership card although both 20% offers cannot be claimed on the same ticket. |