Cup joy on hold as Glen focus on points

GLEN Urquhart will have to put the celebrations for their second trophy behind them as they fight to climb away from the bottom end of shinty’s Premiership, writes Kenneth Stephen.

Drumnadrochit hosted to several mini celebrations last week after Glen lifted the RBS Mactavish Cup against Newtonmore.

But they are back to league business today against Kinlochshiel and their Premiership account needs attention, with more focus lately on the cups.

“We need to get away from the relegation area,” said comanager Billy Maclean. “Five points from six matches means we need to rack up more as we are currently sitting third bottom of the table. Kinlochshiel are also a very good side so we will have to be at our best.”

Glen’s 3-1 victory last weekend brought the second trophy of their 130-year existence. Whether they can maintain a run of league form is the key question.

In the Artemis Macaulay Cup quarter-final today, last year’s losing finalists Kyles will attempt to outdo south rivals Inveraray for a place in the last four.

Inveraray lost 1-0 to thirdplaced Fort William last week and are a point off bottom spot in the Premiership. GREAT Britain’s 2-0 win over South Africa in the quarter-final of the Women’s World League in Valencia has put Danny Kerry’s side in good a position to qualify for the Rio Olympics next year, writes Craig Madden.

GB play Germany in today’s semi-final, with the winner gaining one of the three automatic tickets to Rio. Defeat for Kerry’s