Rory Kennedy will captain Newtonmore for the 2017 shinty season.
Kennedy takes the armband from fellow defender and fellow Scottish internationalist Steven MacDonald who lifted all major honours open to the club last season with the exception of the Artemis Macaulay Cup.
Rory Kennedy has put a time on the sidelines with a serious hand injury behind him and he was a key player in a solid Newtonmore defence which only lost 23 goals in 28 competitive games in 2016.
He is also a main-stay in Ronald Ross’ Scotland squad.