Shinty On TV | |
01 August 2022 The latest match from the Camanachd Association’s television agreement with MG ALBA will be broadcast this weekend. The new agreement sees some television matches played on a Sunday for the first time. After already broadcasting the cottages.com MacTavish Cup and the Scottish Sea Farms Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Finals, the next games to be broadcast on BBC ALBA are: Saturday 6 August 2022 - Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup semi-final - Lovat v Kyles Athletic - An Aird, Fort William - Throw Up 4.05pm. Sunday 14 August 2022 - Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup semi-final – Kingussie v Oban Camanachd - An Aird, Fort William - Throw Up 4.05pm. Sunday 21 August 2022 - Artemis Macaulay Cup Final – Kingussie v Oban Camanachd - Mossfield, Oban - Throw Up 2.05pm. Saturday 3 September 2022 - WCA Mowi Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup Final – Badenoch or Aberdour v Skye Camanachd or Glasgow Mid Argyll - The Eilan, Newtonmore - Throw Up 4.05pm. In addition, the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup Final will be broadcast live on BBC Scotland on Saturday 17 September 2022. Camanachd Association President Steven MacKenzie said: “The Camanachd Association realise that Sunday fixtures are something new for shinty but because of other commitments, MG ALBA could not televise all the games scheduled on a Saturday. The Camanachd Association Board agreed unanimously that it was important to maximise the number of games being televised, necessitating two Sunday fixtures. “We’d like to thank the sponsors, the clubs involved and the Macaulay Association for their co-operation. “This agreement is for the 2022 season only, and a full review will be carried out to identify the positives and negatives of playing on a Sunday.” Camanachd Association Competitions Director Burton Morrison added: “Television coverage of major games is vitally important for shinty as it takes the sport into areas out with the traditional shinty communities. It also allows matches to be seen by supporters who, for a variety of reasons, may be unable to travel to the venue. “We are extremely grateful to MG ALBA for their continuing commitment to shinty despite the pressures coming from other sports. It is also important to recognise the co-operation of competition sponsors and competing clubs in agreeing to the scheduling of these televised matches this year.” |