Women’s Camanachd Association redraws boundaries to mark Armistice Day
The Women’s Camanachd Association has redrawn the boundaries for this year’s north vs south clash to mark the Poppy Scotland Sportive Challenge.
As the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge is such an iconic monument in the heart of the shinty community, and so significant to Armistice Day, the organisers of Saturday’s exhibition match have decided to use the memorial as the marker point for the regional divide in the squads. This signals a shift from the ‘traditional format’ that has been used in previous years.
The regional squad match takes place this Sunday September 30 and is one of the many events Poppy Scotland is holding in the run up to commemorate the Armistice 100-year celebration on November 11.
Both junior and senior matches are to be played at Mossfield Park, Oban with the under 14s at 1pm and the senior match at 2.30pm.
The Women’s Camanachd Association will be collecting money for Poppy Scotland throughout the day. The association thanked the Macaulay Association for its continued sponsorship of this fixture.
The Commando North squad will feature players from Skye, Kinlochsheil, Glengarry, Lovat, Strathglass, Glenurquhart, Inverness, Strathspey and Badenoch, while the Commando South will compromise players from Lochaber, Fort William, Ardnamurchan, Dunadd, Cowal and Bute, Tayforth, Aberdour, Uddingston, Glasgow Mid Argyll and Oban.