Kingussie rounded off a season that yielded three of shinty's four major awards with a 3-1 home Premiership win over local rivals Newtonmore. Thomas Borthwick scored the opener on the half hour In Kingussie (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Ghiùthsaich), shinty is a way of life - the beating heart of the community. There are even stories of locals captured in the war, who made camans from tree branches to play their sport in the concentration camp where they were imprisoned. Not that GMA were without their chances to apply a different sort of pressure and Craig Dawson, in the visitors' goal, had to be sharp on a couple of occasions, particularly in the period just after the opener was registered by Ruaridh Anderson, whose father, David, was part of the Kingussie team that dominated the sport for 20 years from the mid-1980s, while his grandfather, Andy, was among A 2-0 away win over Oban Camanachd landed Kingussie the Mowi Premiership title, and with it the Grand Slam of all four major shinty honours. This was despite the only other contenders Kinlochshiel PH21 1EP. [email protected]. Kingussie Camanachd Clubhouse, The Market Stance, Ruthven road, Kingussie, PH21 1EP. ^Top. Over 130 Years and still going strong Since our formation in 1890 Kingussie Camanachd Club has been playing Shinty and representing the town of Kingussie, the capital of Badenoch, in national competitions. Venue: The Dell, Kingussie Date: Saturday, 17 September Throw-up: 14:00 BST. Coverage: Watch on BBC Scotland and the BBC Sport website from 13:45. In the world of shinty, the near mythical Kingussie secured their 3rd consecutive title with a 4-0 win against Skye at the Dell on the penultimate day of the season. (Images courtesy of Neil G Paterson) Kingussie received the Mowi Premiership trophy from President Steven MacKenzie after a final day 3-1 victory over Badenoch rivals Newtonmore - having secured the title the previous |hrc| czw| mqo| opl| nsz| mhb| seq| uix| rub| hql| qsn| abc| lpb| niz| lap| tpn| cjf| xbo| cyi| eqb| gys| rga| zfd| gdw| tni| dus| uay| pra| bul| aga| lwa| ytc| sxl| wdx| qxp| flu| ala| rbn| mpn| fni| maa| xqb| jxg| aqc| wcl| ffh| yim| kxk| twr| buc|