The Shinty Preview – Saturday 6 October 2012 - UPDATED! | |
04 October 2012 The 2012 shinty season is nearing an end and there are a small number of fixtures on Saturday 6 October 2012.
Orion Group Premiership Kingussie v Inveraray Kingussie and Inveraray clash at the Dell. Kingussie are in the unusual position of having both their teams in action so close to the end of the season so their resources could be stretched. Several of their youngsters from last week’s Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup winning team will make an appearance. Euan McMurdo should return for the visitors after missing last week’s draw with Kyles Athletic. Sixth place Kingussie currently lead their rivals by a point. This is the final game of the Orion Group Premiership season and throw up is at noon.
Marine Harvest North Division 1 Skye Camanachd v Strathglass Skye Camanachd and Strathglass both play their final game of the season at Pairc nan Loach, Portree. Both teams have had team raising difficulties ahead of the game but the match will go ahead. The Islanders manager Willie MacRae is without captain Shockie MacLennan, Steven Morrison and Shaun Hedley whilst Jamie MacDonald serves the second game of a two match ban. Strathglass manager Robert Geddes welcomes ex-Beauly player Innes Simpson back to the side after he was injured in his debut against Lochcarron in mid-July. Throw up has been brought forward to 1pm. Beauly v Lochaber Beauly and champions Lochaber meet at Braeview Park. The home side were unlucky not to take anything from their trip to play Skye Camanachd last weekend and they will be keen to end the season on a high. Conor Ross returns for the home side after missing the trip to Skye but forward Jack MacDonald is suspended for a points accumulation. Lochaber’s injured players - James Macrae, Stuart Callison and Danny Delaney - have had more recovery time as their game against Strathglass didn’t go ahead last weekend.
Marine Harvest North Division 2 Glenurquhart P Kingussie P The match between Glenurquhart and Kingussie has been postponed and will now take place on Saturday 20 October 2012.
Marine Harvest South Division 2 Kyles Athletic v Bute There is a reserve derby at Tighnabruaich where Kyles Athletic play Bute. A Scott MacDonald goal was all that separated the sides when Kyles won 1-0 at the Meadows in early May. |