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2018 Marine Harvest Shinty / Hurling / Camogie Internationals – 4 Days To Go! | |
16 October 2018 Scotland Ladies co-manager Ross Brown is focused on the task in hand ahead of the Marine Harvest Shinty / Hurling / Camogie internationals between the Scots and Irish at the Bught Park on Saturday 20 October 2018. This is the third and deciding match in the series and the Scots, led this year by Stuart Reid and Ross Brown, are in confident mode having won 19-10 in Dublin last year to cancel out Dublin’s 12-2 success in Inverness a year earlier. Ross Brown was involved in both and he said: “Preparation has been good and we will have had four full sessions together ahead of the match - in Newtonmore, Ballachulish, Glengarry and Inverness (last weekend). “The girls have had a really busy few months with Scotland training added to crucial league and representative games. The commitment from everyone has been really good and the girls have shown great application during the sessions. The Scotland Ladies squad remains as initially listed but Brown added: “We have a few players carrying niggles but plans have been put in place for physio and indeed rest to make sure they are as well prepared as possible.” This is the third and final match of the series against Dublin and Brown knows they will present a strong challenge. “We have learnt from each game so far. The camogie players are very fast and have high levels of fitness so it will be our aim to match them in those departments.” Brown added: “We are captained by Kirsty Deans who has been in sparkling form this season with Badenoch & Strathspey. The link up play demonstrated in training with her fellow forwards is really encouraging. Vice-captains Rona Stewart (Badenoch & Strathspey) and Caitlin MacLean (Skye Camanachd) have also had great seasons. Both have plenty of internationals ahead of them and they will be influential across the half back and centre line in repelling Irish attacks and providing ball for the front line.” Scotland Ladies from: Elizabeth McGregor – Badenoch & Strathspey
Event Details The Scotland and Ireland seniors contest the Marine Harvest Quaich at the Bught Park, Inverness on Saturday 20 October 2018. Throw in is at 2pm and John Keane is the match referee. There will be no live television coverage this year but the whole match will be shown in full on BBC ALBA from 4pm that afternoon. Earlier in the afternoon, Scotland Ladies face Dublin Ladies in the third and deciding match of their Shinty / Camogie series. Throw in is at noon and Martin MacLean is the match referee. Entry is £15 adults with £10 concessions and under 12s accompanied by a paying adult go free. Earlybird tickets can be purchased at www.shinty.com
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