SUCCESS OF KINLOCHSHIEL SHINTY CLUB

Early day motion 440, tabled 23 October 2017 by Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party). Signed by 12 members.

That this House warmly congratulates Kinlochshiel Shinty Club for its dramatic 3-0 win over Oban Camanachd Club to win the Marine Harvest Premiership for the first time in its 59-year history; recognises its determination and skill in fighting its way up from the lowest league to the highest over a number of years, gaining on the way the Division Three Balliemore Cup as well as in 2011 the notable success of becoming the only team ever to win a league with a 100 per cent unbeaten record, going on to a further historic victory in 2016 when it won the MacAulay Cup; and notes that the club enjoyed a further accolade as being the only shinty team referred to in the Runrig song, Clash of the Ash.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 11, DUP 1.