Shinty
Oban Camanachd's fixtures with Fort William in recent years have been as important for Kingussie as they have been for the two contestants, who have offered the best challenge to the Badenoch club's domination of shinty.
Normally they have contrived to cut each other's throats, allowing Kingussie to charge ahead and tie up the league title by Christmas. This year, however, Camanachd have had a dismal start and Fort have won only two of their four fixtures. They are best placed to keep tabs on Kingussie, and Oban must win today at Mossfield to keep in touch.
They currently lie joint bottom with Newtonmore who face Kingussie at the Eilan. There's added spice to the Oban contest with Dougie MacIntyre, signed by the Fort in the close season, making his first competitive appearance on his former stamping ground.
Meanwhile, shinty eatures in the first ever
collection of essays on sport in the Celtic Nations which has just been published. Edited by Professor Grant Jarvie, of the Sports Studies Department at Stirling University, the book brings together leading writers exploring the place, meaning, and content of Celtic Sport.
The essays include an exploration of the importance and survival of shinty play at New Year by Scots at home and abroad. Contributors include Lorn Jackson on aspects on the history of sporting occasions in Argyll.
''Sport in the Making of Celtic Cultures'' is published by Cassells.
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