Bristol Camanachd won the 2026 Bristol Shinty 6s Festival being undefeated in the 7 team tournament held at Ashton Park School.

5-1 vs Cornwall A, 3-0 vs Oxford A, 4-0 vs Durham, 2-0 vs London, 1-0 vs Oxford B and 2-0 vs Cornwall B.

Teams will now play each other in the English Shinty League, the best players being selected for the English Shinty Association in the Bullough, Chieftain’s, Challenge, Single Team Cups and friendly matches vs Paris GAA Hurling team. There will also be more festivals: 21st June Oxford Shinty Festival, 6th September London Shinty Festival and October 18th the Cornish Shinty Festival.

The Bristol team captained by Davie Brown (Kilmallie) has been recruiting and attracted some top players:

Tom Bolt (Cornwall/Cardiff), Brendan Rouse (St Andrews/Bath), Lara Cripps (Peru/Bristol) as well as Highlanders: Eoseph Caimbeul (Skye),  Taylor Matheson (Skye), Ali Abbott (Aberdour) and Tom Adrian (Strachur).

All teams are looking for new and experienced players, Men and Women, please search for us on social media.

Brendan Rouse (Bath)

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