SHINTY - Draw is made for first round of MacTavish Cup

The draw for the first round of the MacTavish Cup has been made as last year's finalists Caberfeidh and Kingussie will meet at Castle Leod.

Wester Ross outfit Kinlochshiel take on Newtonmore at Balmacara with Fort William hosting Skye.

Lovat will travel west to take on Kilmallie in Caol and Strathglass face Beauly.

Glenurquhart, Inverness and Lochaber have all received a bye into the quarter finals.

The draw was conducted by Emerson and Mackenzie from Craighill Primary School, Tain. The full class were kitted out with t-shirts, bags, caps and water bottles emblazoned with the cottages.com MacTavish Cup logo as a reward for their help in completing the draw.

Camanachd Association chief executive officer Derek Keir: “It was great to be able to take the excitement of the cottages.com MacTavish Cup Draw to the north of Scotland in Tain.

Craighill are one of our newer developments and we hope these young players will go on to enjoy Scotland’s community sport around Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross.

Our thanks, as ever, go to cottages.com for their continued support and for delivering memorable experiences for young shinty players across the country again.”

First round draw

Caberfeidh v Kingussie

Fort William v Skye

Kilmallie v Lovat

Kinlochshiel v Newtonmore

Strathglass v Beauly

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