John MacKinnon Memorial Shinty Sixes Squad Line-Ups – The OLD Boys of the Dell | |
23 December 2013 The team line-ups are now being announced for the John MacKinnon Memorial Shinty Sixes which take place at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 28 December 2013. Kingussie have named what is largely a veterans team and any side including Ronald Ross is sure to pose a threat. Former Kingussie player / manager Jimmy Gow will be in goal whilst current first team co-managers Russell Jones and Davie Anderson also make the trip west. Stalwarts Rory Fraser and Kevin Thain add their contribution to an impressive tally of Camanachd Cup winning medals within the squad whilst North U17 player Savio Genini is the youth player. The team will be captained by Badenoch & Strathspey Ladies player Kirsty Deans. The OLD Boys of the Dell – Jimmy Gow (over45), Rory Fraser, Russell Jones, Davie Anderson, Kevin Thain, Ronald Ross, Savio Genini (U17), Kirsty Deans (ladies) Event Details The John MacKinnon Memorial Sixes is an invitational tournament and the competing teams should be at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree for registration at 9.30am with the first matches throwing up at 10am The competing teams will be mainly from Skye but there will also be sides from Kinlochshiel, Lewis, Lochcarron, a veterans Kingussie side and a team from Lovat’s Gallacher family. It is looking at this stage as if there will be fourteen teams in total taking part. Each squad will have a maximum of eight players and must include an over 45 player, an U17 player and a ladies player in their squad. There will be a trophy for the winners, medals for the winners and runners up, as well as awards for the Player of the Tournament, Ladies Player of the Tournament, Over 45 Player of the Tournament and U17 Player of the Tournament. The John MacKinnon Memorial Shinty Sixes will be jointly sponsored by DA MacLennan, Kyleakin and Highland Industrial Supplies, Inverness with the shinty balls provided courtesy of the Shinty Shop. Davie MacVicar is the event organiser and there will be more news on the other participating teams to follow. |