New season gets under way
The 2020 senior shinty season starts on Saturday March 7.
Mowi Premiership
Fort William v Kyles Athletic Fort William have been given a difficult start to life back in shinty’s top flight as seasoned campaigners Kyles Athletic visit An Aird.
Kyles Athletic will be skippered by Rupert Williamson this season as keeper John Whyte is abroad so will miss the first couple of games of the campaign.
Kyles had been due to visit An Aird pre-season for the Drew Ferguson Memorial Cup, but the game was postponed.
Mowi National Division
Inveraray v Glenurquhart Inveraray, relegated from the Premiership at the end of last season, play promotion hopefuls Glenurquhart at the Winterton – but if recent rainfall leaves the Inveraray pitch waterlogged by Saturday the fixture may be reversed to Drumnadrochit.
Ruaraidh Graham stays on in charge at Inveraray. He managed to get his side two pre-season outings, although both were on astro pitches, with Lewis MacNicol showing an eye for goal.
Mowi South Division 1
Col Glen v Bute
Bute, relegated from the National Division at the end of last season, make the short trip across the water to play Col Glen at Glendaruel. Kyles Athletic v Tayforth Tayforth travel to play the Kyles Athletic second team at Kames.
Mowi South Division 2
Kilmory v Inveraray Kilmory and the Inveraray second team have a 2.01pm throw-up at MacRae Park. Both sides will be hopeful of competing for the league title approaching the end of the season.
Bute v Aberdour
The Bute seconds and the Aberdour seconds play at the Meadows.
Glenorchy are the free team in this seven-team league.