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2012 CAMANACHD CUP FINAL, A NEUTRAL VIEW.

Tina Marshall is a Shinty Photographer, player and avid fan, her blogging and pictures do a lot to help promote our game. Here she gives her insight into the 2012 Camanachd final from a neutral point of view. So, Mick … Continue reading

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Thomas Rae Nicolson – incomparable

With thanks to Hugh Dan MacLennan and The Oban Times which carried this article originally in August 2012. Thomas Rae Nicolson – incomparable In the days and weeks which have passed during and after the London Olympics, much has been … Continue reading

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Thomas Rae Nicolson.

Thanks again to Mr Hugh Dan MacLennan for this piece on Kyles man and Olympian TR Nicolson. Thomas Rae Nicolson is one of a small number of people whose contribuition to life is marked in the National Dicitonary of Biography … Continue reading

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Tighnabruaich Shinty for visitors.

A short piece I wrote the day after last years Camanachd cup semi for the blog page of argyllsecretcoast.co.uk, attempting to explain a little to our visitors about Shinty in Tighnabruaich. Shinty, the fast-paced and skillful game played predominantly in … Continue reading

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James Perlich on coaching Kyles

James has taken the time to tell us a little about himself and what drives him in his coaching. It’s 2:30 on a Saturday, ref blows his whistle and the Kyles boys gather round the centre circle. My stomach is … Continue reading

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