Away ties for both Badenoch second teams in the HIS Sutherland Cup draw
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Kingussie and Newtonmore seconds have been handed away ties against Fort William and Lochside Rovers respectively in the 2022 Highland Industrial Supplies Sutherland Cup.
Strathspey will also be on the road after being pitted against Aberdeen University.
The draw took place earlier this afternoon at Culloden Battlefield and was made by HIS director Garry Mackintosh and Raoul Curtis-Machin who is operations manager at the Culloden).
The first round takes place on Saturday 2nd April and this year’s final is set for Saturday 10th September at Blairbeg Park in Drumnadrochit.
Mr Mackintosh said: “2022 is the Year of Stories and there are few local stories more poignant than that of Culloden where the last battle fought on British soil took place.
"I have been involved in my fair share of battles in the Sutherland Cup and I’m looking forward to seeing the teams perform in the coming months.”
Camanachd Association CEO Derek Keir commented: “We are fortunate that shinty is sponsored by local businesses who serve and employ people who are involved in our sport and Highland Industrial Supplies are a great example of this.
"We were delighted to have Culloden Battlefield involved as shinty continues to link with other pillars of Scottish heritage.”
Raoul Curtis-Machin, National Trust for Scotland's Culloden Cluster operations manager, said: “It was a pleasure and an honour to host the HIS Sutherland Cup shinty draw, a sport which is steeped in tradition and culture, connecting well with our conservation of Culloden Battlefield and the work of the NTS.”
The HIS Sutherland Cup is the competition with the highest number of teams involved in shinty. This year’s competition is regionalised in the early rounds due to the on-going impact of the Covid pandemic.
Section 2 draw: Lochside Rovers v Newtonmore; Fort William v Kingussie. Bye: Lochaber & Kilmallie.
The full draw through to the final can be seen at www.shinty.com.
