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Marine Harvest Shinty / Hurling International – Ireland v Scotland …………. 5 Days To Go! | |
21 October 2013 Scotland Head Coach Drew McNeil had no hesitation in continuing with Newtonmore’s Norman Campbell as his captain for the 2013 Marine Harvest Shinty / Hurling International series between Ireland and Scotland. The Newtonmore full back has been a constant on the international scene since his days with the Scotland U21 side and must surely be the Scots most capped shinty player. McNeil in unequivocal in his praise for his leader on the pitch and he said, “Norman has been unbelievable as a captain. He has been the best captain that I have worked with during my time as a manager and a player. He has an unbroken spell in the Scotland senior side going back to his time with the Scotland U21s. Don’t forget that he has also collected three man of the match awards against the Irish. He is the fulcrum of the team both on and off the pitch and his commitment to his club and his single minded approach to the representative level is second to none. He went through a lean spell with his club but his efforts are now bearing fruit.” Series Details Scotland and Ireland meet in the first Marine Harvest Shinty / Hurling test at Croke Park on Saturday 26 October 2013. Throw-in is at 4.15pm and the match will be televised live by Irish channel TG4 (available over the internet) and broadcast later by BBC Alba. The second test between Scotland and Ireland takes place a week after on Saturday 2 November 2013 at the Bught Park, Inverness. Throw-in is at 2pm and the match will be televised live by BBC2 Scotland and TG4. The second test will be preceded by the Shinty / Camogie meeting between Scotland and Dublin and the U21 Shinty / Hurling meeting between the two countries. Picture courtesy of www.neilgpaterson.com |