2023 Sutherland Cup Final | |
05 September 2023 The Skye Camanachd second team play in the final of the HIS Sutherland Cup for the first time since 1988 when they play the Newtonmore second team at Blairbeg on Saturday 9 September 2023. Newtonmore have won five of the last seven finals and are after a third successive triumph. Skye sit just behind champions ‘More in Mowi North Division 1 and they have had one of their best seasons in recent times under new manager Willie MacDonald. To mark one hundred years since the first Sutherland Cup final, when Newtonmore beat North Bute 3-2 at Keppoch, a man of the match trophy, believed to be an earlier incarnation of the Sutherland Cup, will be presented to the man of the match. The trophy is donated by Dr Hugh Dan MacLennan who purchased it 10 years ago for nearly £100. He said: “I held onto it looking for a use and decided the 100th anniversary of the main trophy would be a good point to re-introduce it to shinty. “It was advertised a shinty trophy for shinty introduced in 1905. The silver hallmark is confirmed as London 1905 but there are no references to be found so far for when it might have been played for. However, there are press reports in 1921 and 1922 of Sir William Sutherland attending events in Argyll and presenting a shinty trophy. Not the main trophy either I would say. So, this could either be the Argyll one or there may even be a third Sutherland Cup.” The trophy will be presented to the final’s top performer after the final whistle, and it will remain in their possession until the next final. Throw up is at 3pm and the whole match will be broadcast LIVE on Radio Skye’s Camanachd LIVE show. |