Skye Given Cabers Clash In MacTavish Draw | |
22 April 2022 Skye Camanachd will meet Caberfeidh in the cottages.com MacTavish Cup semi-finals following the draw made by pupils from Glenurquhart Primary School at Blairbeg on Friday 22 April 2022. Inaugural winners Skye were the only team from outwith shinty’s top flight in the last-four of the competition and they will have home advantage against the Castle Leod who have won the tournament four times. 2021 finalists Kingussie will host either Lovat or Kilmallie at the Dell. The Kings bid to win the trophy for the first time since 2011 whilst Lovat last lifted the trophy in 2014 and Kilmallie were beaten finalists in 2017 and 2010. cottages.com MacTavish Cup Semi-Finals – Saturday 14 May 2022 Kingussie v Lovat / Kilmallie Skye Camanachd v Caberfeidh The cottages.com MacTavish Cup Final takes place at the Bught Park, Inverness on Saturday 11 June 2022. Before the draw took place, the school team put on an exhibition of shinty in a 20 minute match which was end-to-end and very exciting. Camanachd Association CEO, Derek Keir said: “It was great to be able to involve a community steeped in shinty history by holding the draw at Blairbeg Park. Our thanks go to Glenurquhart Primary School for making the draw possible and also for their excellent display of shinty technique and skill. “Everyone is looking forward to two exciting semi-finals as well as the culmination of this great competition on 11th June.” Luke Smith from cottages.com added: “Cottages.com are committed to getting out into the communities that we serve and we have done that by having draws all across the north of Scotland including visiting Newtonmore, Skye and Drumnadrochit. It is incredible to see the benefits of our investment in shinty through the opportunities created for young people. “We wish all teams the best of luck for the next round and look forward to seeing two of you in June!” |