Lovat Cup

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The Lovat Cup is a trophy in the sport of shinty contested annually at New Year by Beauly Shinty Club and Lovat Shinty Club.

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The Lovat Cup Shinty Trophy

The trophy was first played for in 1904 and is very popular , attracting the second largest crowd for a shinty fixture in Scotland, outwith the Camanachd Cup Final.[ permanent dead link ] The fixture alternates annually between Balgate, Kiltarlity and Braeview Park, Beauly. The two clubs' strong rivalry contributes to an entertaining game. This rivalry was once described as so keen that "a cold stream ran between them".

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Lovat Cup 2017
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Lovat Cup 2019

Lovat retained the title in 2009. The 2010 fixture was cancelled due to heavy snow. The rules of the competition mean that the competition cannot be rescheduled and so Lovat again retained the trophy.[ permanent dead link ] Lovat historically has a win ratio of two-to-one in the series.[ permanent dead link ]

Under the competition's rules, the need for a draw to retain the cup means that matters are settled in the regulation 90 minutes without the need for extra-time or penalties. This was the case with the 2011 fixture, where a 2-2 draw saw Lovat retain the cup.

Beauly regained the cup in 2015 but Lovat won in 2016 on home soil. Lovat won the next 3 years in a row, all away from home with the 2018 tie being reversed due to a frozen pitch in Kiltarlity, Greg Matheson scoring all 4 in a 4-0 win, in 2019 Lovat won 3-1 without the aid of Matheson who was injured to extend the period of dominance over their lower league rivals. In 2020, the game was played at Balgate with a Greg Matheson double and strike from Lewis Tawse enough to help Lovat to a 3-1 victory.

There was then a pause due to the Covid pandemic and frozen pitches postponing the matches until 2024. A 1-1 draw was enough to see Lovat retain the trophy for a 9th year.

Results

DateVenueWinnerScoreNotes
2007Beauly2 – 0
2008Balgate ParkLovat3 – 2 [1]
2009Braeview ParkLovat2 – 1
2 January 2010Cancelled due to snow [2]
3 January 2011Braeview ParkDraw2 – 2 [3]
2 January 2012Balgate ParkLovat3 – 1 [4]
2013Braeview ParkBeauly2 – 1 [5]
2014Balgate ParkLovat4 – 1 [6]
2015Braeview ParkBeauly3 – 1 [7]
2016Balgate ParkLovat3 – 2 [8]
2 January 2017Braeview ParkLovat5 – 2 [9]
2018Braeview ParkLovat4 – 0
2019Braeview ParkLovat3 – 1
2 January 2020Balgate ParkLovat3 – 1 [10]
2 January 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
3 January 2022Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [11]
2 January 2023Cancelled due to frozen pitch [12]
2 January 2024Balgate ParkDraw1 – 1 [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Own goal turns tide in thrilling cup tie". Inverness Courier. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Cup clash in cold storage". Inverness Courier. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lovat battle back to retain trophy". Highland News. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Four-in-row joy for Lovat". Highland News. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Beauly end long wait for Lovat Cup success". Inverness Courier. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lovat ease to cup victory over rivals Beauly". Inverness Courier. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Beauly triumph could spark magical year". Highland News. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lovat battle to the brink for cup glory". Highland News. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Mackenzie, Fraser (3 January 2017). "Shinty: Battling Beauly outgunned by Lovat's experienced strikeforce in New Year derby". The National.
  10. ↑ "Lovat Cup 2020". Shinty.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Clark, Will (28 December 2021). "Annual new year shinty clash between rivals called off due to Government restrictions". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  12. ↑ Clark, Will (2 January 2023). "SHINTY - Disappointment as cup competition is cancelled". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Bruce, Alasdair (3 January 2024). "Shinty: Lovat and Lochaber bring in the new year with cup wins". Press and Journal. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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