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Scotland & Ireland Meet In 2016 Marine Harvest Shinty / Hurling / Camogie Internationals ………… 1 Day To Go! | |
21 October 2016 Scotland Head Coach Ronald Ross is clear on what he wants from his team whilst Ireland Assistant Head Coach Gregory O’Kane is expecting a fierce battle in the 2016 Marine Harvest Shinty / Hurling international against Scotland at the Bught Park on Saturday 22 October 2016. Scotland Head Coach Ronald Ross is clear on what he wants from his team. “We try and get stronger every year and we want to build on our successful home performance last year,” said Ross. “We will need to play our wide, expansive game and stay switched on at all times. It’s crucial to be sound defensively in these games. Steven MacDonald was good for us last year and it would be great to clone Rory Kennedy but unfortunately there’s only one of him. I have plenty options though and I can always use Finlay MacRae, and all his experience, in defence whilst Daniel Cameron is another defensive option. You have to be strong at the back or you are in trouble. We also need to show game intelligence at all times. We don’t always need to play at their pace. There are fine margins between scoring a point and losing a point. Any mistakes in this game are usually punished. We tailed off a bit in the second half last year so we want to avoid that happening again this year.” Click on the following link to get former Antrim hurler Gregory O'Kane’s thoughts on the big game.
Event Details There will be three Shinty / Hurling / Camogie internationals between Scotland and Irish opposition at the Bught Park on Saturday 22 October 2016. Scotland Ladies v Dublin Ladies The match between Scotland Ladies and Dublin Ladies takes place on the Bught Park outside pitch. Neil Ferguson is the match referee. He will be assisted by umpires Billy MacLeod, John Matheson, Russell Ross and Innes Wood. Throw-in is at 10.30am. Scotland U21 v Ireland U21 The meeting between Scotland U21 and Ireland U21 will be played on the Bught Park main pitch. The match will be refereed by Sean Cleere who will be assisted by umpires Russell Ross, Archie Ritchie, Billy MacLeod and Andy MacLean. Iain Kennedy and Calum Girvan are the linesmen. Throw-in is at 11.50am. Scotland v Ireland The main event sees Scotland and Ireland clash on the Bught Park main pitch. Fort William based referee Innes Wood will take charge of the match. The four umpires are John Angus Gillies, Archie Ritchie, Neil Ferguson and Sean Cleere. The linesmen are Iain Kennedy and Andy MacLean whilst Calum Girvan is the fourth official. The throw-in is at 2pm and, if you can’t make it to the Bught Park to be one of the 2,000-strong crowd; the whole match will be broadcast live on BBC2 Scotland from 1.45pm.
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