Skye Given Glengarry Repeat In The MacTavish | |
14 February 2022 Skye Camanachd will travel to Glengarry in the first round of this year’s cottages.com MacTavish Cup following the draw which took place at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Monday 14 February 2022. It is possibly the first time this all-North trophy has returned to Skye since the inaugural winners lifted it back in 1898; Skye’s only MacTavish success. The draw was made by Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh pupils Lucy Henderson and Grace Pert and Skye Camanachd were drawn away to Glengarry, just as they were in the first round of the Ferguson Transport & Shipping Balliemore Cup. First Round – Saturday 26 March 2022 Kilmallie v Inverness Caberfeidh v Glenurquhart Newtonmore v Lochaber Strathglass v Fort William Kinlochshiel v Lovat Glengarry v Skye Camanachd Byes – Beauly, Kingussie The second round draw will be made following the first round ties. Camanachd Association CEO, Derek Keir said: “The Camanachd Association is delighted to have had the opportunity to take one of our cup draws to the west coast of Scotland and engage with the community in Portree. Our thanks go to the club for accommodating us and also to Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Righ pupils for conducting the draw in such a professional manner. “Community is at the very heart of shinty which is one of the reasons cottages.com has supported the MacTavish cup and it was great to be able to visit the island of Skye to connect with some of our members in the area.” cottages.com Business Development Manager, Christine Roberts added: “We at cottages.com live and work in these communities and that is a core reason that we want to provide this support to shinty – we know just how important the sport is to the people in rural communities across the North of Scotland.” The cottages.com MacTavish Cup Final is the first cup final of the season and takes place at the Bught Park, Inverness on Saturday 11 June 2022. |