Shinty Action This Saturday - UPDATED! | |
24 February 2017 The final pre-season friendlies take place on Saturday 25 February 2017. Fort William play Lovat at An Aird whilst Lochaber are off to the Bught Park to face Inverness. Skye Camanachd are off to the Dell to play Kingussie for the Hoteliers Cup. This match is now subject to a 7.30am Saturday morning pitch inspection. Glasgow Mid Argyll have home advantage against Kyles Athletic. Newtonmore were to play Caberfeidh at the Eilan as part of their Annual Open Day but the wintry weather has meant the event has been called off and the teams will look to play at Castle Leod. The Skye Camanachd seconds meet Lewis Camanachd at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree for the Kaid MacLean Cup. There will be a 7am Saturday morning pitch inspection. Strachur are at home to Bute and Tayforth welcome Edinburgh University.
However there have already been some postponed matches. Oban Celtic’s Robert Wylie Memorial Cup match against Ballachulish has been postponed as Mossfield is unplayable. The match between Lochside Rovers and the Inveraray second team is postponed as Ganavan is unplayable. Kilmallie were to take on Beauly at the Canal Parks for the BSW Cup but that match has also been called off. The Glenurquhart and Strathglass first and second teams were to meet at Blairbeg to contest the MacDonald Cup and Ali Ban Cup but these games will be rescheduled for later in the season. There were also Friday evening postponements for Kilmory v Col Glen at MacRae Park and the Kingussie second team's meeting with Aberdour at the Dell |