Camanachd Association Look Into Sutherland Cup Final Ineligible Player Issue | |
31 July 2012 The Camanachd Association is to look into whether Newtonmore fielded an ineligible player in their Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup Final win over Kingussie at the Dell on Saturday 28 July 2012. The Camanachd Association player pool rules state that, “a player is ineligible to play in the Sir William Sutherland Cup if he has played five or more first team matches. A player under the age of 17 on 1 January of the year of competition will be exempt from the rule.” It is understood that Newtonmore’s Calum Stewart has played for the club’s first team on eight occasions, yet he played from the start in the final and scored two goals in Newtonmore’s 5-4 win. It is believed that Stewart’s inclusion was an honest mistake by Newtonmore who believed that the “age 17 rule” was in fact for under 18 year olds which would have made 17 year old Stewart eligible to play. However the consequences of such an error could be serious for Newtonmore. The error also puts into question whether Stewart was eligible to play in Newtonmore’s semi-final win over Glenurquhart. The Camanachd Association is yet to announce how they propose to deal with this matter and what action will be taken. |