The Camanachd Association & Women’s Camanachd Association are delighted to announce that Rona Stewart (Badenoch) and Rory Kennedy (Newtonmore) will Captain the Scotland Squads for the Mowi Shinty Hurling/Camogie International. The double header takes place on Saturday 24th October, at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, Ireland with the women getting underway at 4pm and the men throwing in at 6pm.
The Mowi Shinty/Hurling International match has been a long-standing tradition, bringing together top talents from both Scotland and Ireland in a thrilling showcase of shinty and hurling skills.
Scotland Women’s Captain Rona Stewart said:
“I’m honoured to have been chosen as this year’s captain. We have a great group of players and I’m proud to be leading them onto the pitch. Everyone has been training hard and we’re looking forward to a competitive match on Saturday.”
Scotland Men’s Captain Rory Kennedy said:
“Delighted to be part of such a talented squad and to be made captain is a huge honour. It’s always a highly competitive game against the Irish, but we’ve trained well together over the last few weeks and just can’t wait to get going on Saturday.”
Rory was presented with a kilt pin by Michael Campbell. Donald Campbell. The kilt pin which is in Donald’s memory was presented by his son Michael at Bught Park and is greatly appreciated by both the Association and Rory.
