Paul "Ginge" MacArthur is a shinty

Shinty

Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...

 player for Newtonmore

Newtonmore Camanachd Club

Newtonmore Camanachd Club is a shinty club from Newtonmore, Badenoch, Scotland and current holders of the Camanachd Cup. It is historically one of the game's most successful sides, having won the Camanachd Cup a record 29 times, most recently in 2011 and won the Marine Harvest Premier Division in...

. He has alos played for Scotland

Scotland national shinty team

The Scotland national shinty team is the team selected to represent Scotland and the sport of shinty in the annual composite rules international with the Ireland national hurling team. The team represents the Camanachd Association....

 at shinty/hurling.

Playing Career

The son of Newtonmore legend and current Newtonmore manager, Norman "Brick" MacArthur

Norman MacArthur

Norman "Brick" MacArthur is a retired shinty player and current manager of Newtonmore Camanachd Club.MacArthur was a player with Newtonmore since the mid-70s and won several Camanachd Cups...

, Paul is a strong physical presence in the resurgent Newtonmore team of the late 2000s/2010s. He scored when Newtonmore broke their seven year trophy hoodoo in 2009, lifting the MacTavish Cup

MacTavish Cup

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...

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MacArthur,

In November 2011, the week after celebrating the retention of the Scottish Premier Division by posing naked at the top of Creag Dhuhttp://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/News/Newtonmore-shinty-star-celebrates-winning-streak-23112011.htm, MacArthur signed for Strathspey Thistle, the struggling Highland League

Highland League

Highland League may refer to:* Highland Football League, which operates in the north of Scotland* Highland Land League which fought for tenants rights* Highland Alliance League, a small rugby union competition in the north of Scotland...

 football club from Grantown.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/15868607.stm