Beauly enjoy rare win in Camanachd Cup

BBC News

31-05-2025

Beauly won their first game of a nightmare season when they edged visitors Caberfeidh 3-1 on penalties after 120 goalless minutes in the last 16 of the Tulloch Camanachd Cup.National Division leaders Lochaber came close to creating an upset when they scored first against Lovat at Balgate but lost 2-1. Holders Kingussie had to work hard to edge Skye by the same scoreline and Newtonmore made short work of Glenurquhart, winning 4-0 at the Eilan.Fort William overwhelmed local rivals Kilmallie 6-1 and the biggest winning margin of the round was Kinlochshiel's 6-0 victory over Inverness, the only survivors from the third tier.Oban Camanachd defeated Kyles 2-0 at Tighnabruich and in the other all-south area tie, Inveraray progressed 3-0 against Glasgow Mid Argyll.All Beauly had to show for 13 previous games was two Premiership draws and two exits from other cups, albeit one of them on penalties against Kingussie.,Ben Delaney gave Lochaber an early breakthrough and it was almost on the hour before Calum Cruden equalised with a penalty, with Graeme MacMillan's winner for Lovat coming soon after.Dylan Borthwick's first-half opener for Kingussie was quickly cancelled by Dan MacDonald before Roddy Young kept Kingussie's defence and hopes of repeating their 2024 Grand Slam on course.Iain Robinson and Matthew Sloss put Newtonmore well in charge just before half time, before Joe Coyle and Robinson's second completed the job.It was largely one-way traffic at An Aird where Victor Smith scored four for Fort William and Lachie Shaw two, while Lewis Birrell got Kilmallie's consolation at 5-0. Kilmallie's Calum MacDougall was sent off.Not for the first time, all of Kinlochshiel's goals were scored by members of the Clan MacRae, with doubles from John and Archie and one each from Keith and Jay.Daniel MacVicar and Garry Lord both scored in the first 20 minutes to secure Oban Camanachd's progress. All of Inveraray's goals came in the second half with one each from Euan Donnan, Campbell Watt and Coll MacKay.