The Scots Shinty Club
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The SCOTS is the only shinty
team in the British Armed Forces
. It was established in 1994 and the club originally played under the name of the Queen's Own Highlanders. They continued as the Highlanders Shinty Club representing the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
regiment which in 2006 was amalgamated in to the Royal Regiment of Scotland as the 4th Battalion is an infantry battalion of the British Army. The club did not enter competition in 2007 or 2008 due to operational reasons http://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=197&cntnt01returnid=15 and re-emerged under its present name in 2009. The SCOTS is an abbreviation of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Due to the 4th Battalion's regular placements abroad, the team at present only plays in cup matches and friendlies. In 2006, the club played the first competitive Shinty game outside of Scotland for 80 years, losing to London Camanachd
1-0 in the Bullough Cup, although they won the tie 9-1 on aggregate. They then progressed to the final where they defeated Lochside Rovers 3-1 to win their first ever national trophy of the competition on 23 September 2006, two months after returning from Basra
.
Whilst the club draws many of its players from Shinty playing parts of the Highlands, in particular the 4th Battalion (The Highlanders) but also the 5th Battalion (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
), the club also look to encourage the sport throughout the British armed forces.
The club re-entered competition in 2009 under its new name and competed in the Sutherland and Bullough Cups once again. The team lost 2-1 to Kinlochshiel
in the Sutherland Cup in 2009.http://www.soldiermagazine.co.uk/mag/feature9.htm The club was hit by tragedy when player Scott Bain died in a tragic accident whilst on leave on 20 July 2009.http://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=367&cntnt01returnid=15
The club undertook a tour of the Hebrides
in 2009.http://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=403&cntnt01returnid=15 In January 2010, they started marketing themselves to servicemen throughout the British Armed Forces and to veteranshttp://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=490&cntnt01returnid=15.
Thanks to a deal struck between the Camanachd Association and British Forces Broadcasting Service
, the players of the SCOTS had the opportunity to watch the Camanachd Cup
Final broadcast live across the World on their bases.http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Changing-room-chat-Shinty-service.6536623.jp
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...
team in the British Armed Forces
British Armed Forces
The British Armed Forces are the armed forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, the British Armed Forces encompasses three professional uniformed services, the Royal Navy, the...
. It was established in 1994 and the club originally played under the name of the Queen's Own Highlanders. They continued as the Highlanders Shinty Club representing the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.Prior to 28 March 2006, the Highlanders was an infantry regiment in its own right; The Highlanders , part of the Scottish Division...
regiment which in 2006 was amalgamated in to the Royal Regiment of Scotland as the 4th Battalion is an infantry battalion of the British Army. The club did not enter competition in 2007 or 2008 due to operational reasons http://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=197&cntnt01returnid=15 and re-emerged under its present name in 2009. The SCOTS is an abbreviation of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
History
The club narrowly lost out in 2003 in South Division 2 to Glasgow University Shinty Club.Due to the 4th Battalion's regular placements abroad, the team at present only plays in cup matches and friendlies. In 2006, the club played the first competitive Shinty game outside of Scotland for 80 years, losing to London Camanachd
London Camanachd
London Camanachd is the only shinty club in England. They do not field a competitive team at present. They have historically been attached to the South District. They went into abeyance in 1992 but were reconstituted in 2005...
1-0 in the Bullough Cup, although they won the tie 9-1 on aggregate. They then progressed to the final where they defeated Lochside Rovers 3-1 to win their first ever national trophy of the competition on 23 September 2006, two months after returning from Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
.
Whilst the club draws many of its players from Shinty playing parts of the Highlands, in particular the 4th Battalion (The Highlanders) but also the 5th Battalion (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland....
), the club also look to encourage the sport throughout the British armed forces.
The club re-entered competition in 2009 under its new name and competed in the Sutherland and Bullough Cups once again. The team lost 2-1 to Kinlochshiel
Kinlochshiel
Kinlochshiel Shinty Club is a shinty club based in Balmacara, near Kyle of Lochalsh, Lochalsh, Scotland. The club has two sides, a senior team which were champions of North Division One in 2011 and a reserve team in North Division Two...
in the Sutherland Cup in 2009.http://www.soldiermagazine.co.uk/mag/feature9.htm The club was hit by tragedy when player Scott Bain died in a tragic accident whilst on leave on 20 July 2009.http://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=367&cntnt01returnid=15
The club undertook a tour of the Hebrides
Hebrides
The Hebrides comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. There are two main groups: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. These islands have a long history of occupation dating back to the Mesolithic and the culture of the residents has been affected by the successive...
in 2009.http://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=403&cntnt01returnid=15 In January 2010, they started marketing themselves to servicemen throughout the British Armed Forces and to veteranshttp://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=490&cntnt01returnid=15.
Thanks to a deal struck between the Camanachd Association and British Forces Broadcasting Service
British Forces Broadcasting Service
The British Forces Broadcasting Service provides radio and television programmes for HM Forces, and their dependents, in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, the Falkland Islands, Germany, Gibraltar, Kosovo, the Middle East, Northern Ireland and Tristan da Cunha as well as a live satellite...
, the players of the SCOTS had the opportunity to watch the Camanachd Cup
Camanachd Cup
The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup AKA the Camanachd Cup or Scottish Cup is the premier prize in the sport of shinty...
Final broadcast live across the World on their bases.http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Changing-room-chat-Shinty-service.6536623.jp