The MacTavish Cup is a knock-out cup competition in the sport of shinty . It is competed for by senior teams from the North of Scotland district. It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shinty. The current holders are Newtonmore. The competition is currently sponsored by cottages.com.
7-460: The final is habitually played at the Bught Park , Inverness . The trophy is a rose bowl presented by Duncan MacTavish of Stratherrick in 1898 and the first competition was played that year and was won by Skye Camanachd . The final was televised for the first time in 2009 by BBC Alba. The 2009 winners were Newtonmore Camanachd , managed by Norman MacArthur . As of 2010, the opening rounds of
14-633: Is also the name for the sports stadium situated within the confines of the park which regularly hosts both the Camanachd Cup Final and the Composite Rules Shinty/Hurling Internationals and is considered one of the finest parks in shinty . It is also home to Inverness Shinty Club who have played there since the 1920s. The park is situated on land that was formerly the Bught House estate. An 18th century stately home on
21-608: The Bught Park, Inverness. The match was shown live on BBC Alba. Bught Park Bught Park ( Gaelic : Pàirc nam Bochd ) is the largest park in the city of Inverness , Scotland , and is situated on the western bank of the River Ness . It is home to the Inverness Highland Games and a small scale outdoor music festival. It is located next to the city's sports centre, swimming pool and BMX track . The Bught Park
28-485: The cup were to be played midweek, in order to reduce the backlog of fixtures that has regularly afflicted shinty. This caused major controversy and Skye Camanachd sent an official letter of complaint to the Camanachd Association. However, this decision was reversed and midweek fixtures were reserved for junior level cups. The 2010 final was played between Kingussie and Kilmallie, who upset Fort William to reach
35-629: The final. The game was a magnificent advert for shinty and was won 5-4 by Kingussie. It was broadcast live on BBC 2 Scotland . In 2014, the MacTavish Plate was established for teams losing in the first round. Fort William triumphed 2-1 over Skye Camanachd in the first final at Craigard, Invergarry. Only 5 clubs have managed to retain the trophy. Newtonmore being the most recent in 2016 and 2017, however Kingussie and Newtonmore have both done it multiple times both dominating for long periods. Fort Augustus and Inverness have both also successfully defended
42-602: The site was demolished for the creation of the Ice Centre in the 1960s. The capacity of the stadium is 5000, comprising standing and the wooden grandstand. The stadium was the centre of controversy in June 2009 when Highland Council, having evicted Inverness City from the Northern Meeting Park offered the use of the facility to the football team without consulting with the shinty club. This Highland location article
49-421: The trophy both doing so before The Great War. Glenurquhart won the cup in 2015, defeating Newtonmore. This was notable not only for being their first victory in the competition but having lost the previous two finals to Lovat, as well as the 2008 final to Kingussie. The 2018 final saw Newtonmore comeback from a goal down to defeat 2017 Premiership League champions Kinlochshiel 2-1 in a closely fought encounter at
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