MacKay Cup draw

THE CAMANACHD Association has announced the MacKay Cup draw for 2016. There has been a fantastic response from schools and a really encouraging number of entries for this year.

North area:

First round byes – Alvie/Carrbridge primary schools, Inverlochy Primary, Kirkhill Primary, Glenurquhart/ Balnain primaries, Caol Primary. First round Kingussie Primary v Newtonmore Primary Inverness Gaelic School v Tomnacross Primary Portree Primary v Plockton primaries Quarter finals Glenurquhart/ Balnain v Portree/ Plockton Alvie/Carrbridge v Caol Kingussie/ Newtonmore v Kirkhill Inverlochy v Inverness/ Tomnacross Semi-finals Inverlochy/ Inverness/ Tomnacross v Kingussie/ Newtonmore/ Kirkhill Alvie/Carbridge/Caol v Glenurquhart/ Balnain/ Portree/ Plockton North final – neutral venue

South area:

First round byes – Ardnamurchan primaries and Bute primaries Quarter finals Rockfield Primary v Glasgow Gaelic School Park Primary v Kilmory primaries Semi-finals Rockfield/Glasgow Gaelic School v Bute primaries Park/ Kilmory v Ardnamurchan primaries South final – neutral venue

All first round and quarter-final ties must be played by Wednesday May 25. All semi-final ties must be played by Wednesday June 8. The north and south finals must be played by June 17. The MacKay Cup Final will be played on Saturday June 25 at An-Aird, Fort William, with a 2pm throw up.

Both teams contesting the final will have an after-match meal and then be guests at a Marine Harvest Premiership match.