BBC ALBA’S LIVE SHINTY COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH MARINE HARVEST PREMIER 6’s

This season’s live coverage of shinty on BBC ALBA continues this Saturday, 3 July with coverage of the Marine Harvest Premier 6’s competition from An Aird, Fort William.

The newly formatted Marine Harvest Premier 6’s, will see the 10 team in the premier division battle it out in a 6-a-side tournament taking place throughout the day.

BBC ALBA will be bringing viewers the best of the day’s action live from 3.30pm with exclusive coverage of each semi final followed by the Women’s North South Challenge match and culminating in the final of the men’s tournament. BBC ALBA is available on Sky channel 168 and on Freesat channel 110.

During the show, the BBC ALBA Spòrs team will also catch up with Glengarry Junior Shinty team, who are going from strength to strength, as they learn some new skills from shinty development officer and top Kingussie marksman Ronald Ross.

Hugh Dan MacLennan, sports broadcaster and former shinty player, will be commentating on the match live for BBC ALBA along with Gaelic Spòrs anchor Calum Macaulay. Shinty Scotland Manager Drew McNeill will also provide trackside analysis throughout the matches.

Alan Esslemont, Head of Content at BBC ALBA, said: “Last Saturday’s final provided excellent television viewing offering an alternative to the world cup and tennis and was a great start to our live shinty package on offer, with exciting half time features. Live action from the final of this weekend’s newly formatted and exciting tournament should prove popular with shinty and sports fans across the country.”

The tournament commences at 11.30am and in addition to the main 6-a-side tournament and the Women’s North South Challenge, there will be a local schools tournament and the final of the Highland Primary Schools Shinty World Cup between Newtonmore and Beauly.

BBC ALBA’s exclusive package of four live shinty games throughout this season will also provide coverage of the two remaining finals:

· Balliemore Cup Final – Saturday 17 July
· Sutherland Cup Final – Saturday 31 July

Coverage of the shinty cup finals will be provided by mneTV for BBC ALBA.