Fraser Inglis
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Fraser Inglis is a retired shinty
player who played for Oban Camanachd
and Kingussie Camanachd
.
in 1996 and also picking up the Albert Smith Medal
despite being on the losing side in 1999. Inglis was considered to be one of the finest players in the game during his career.http://news.scotsman.com/top-stories/Shinty-Inglis-passes-on-his.6250834.jp
In 2006 however, Inglis left Oban Camanachd suddenly due to conflicts within the club.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Inglis-finds-his-feet-and.4488923.jp He promptly signed for Kingussie due to his friendship with Ronald Ross
. At this point, Kingussie had just relinquished their record-breaking hold on the Premier Division
title and Inglis' signing was controversial as many viewed this turning to an outsider as a betrayal of Kingussie's values. To counter this, Inglis refused to take travelling expenses from his Taynuilt home.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Inglis-finds-his-feet-and.4488923.jp
Inglis appeared in Six Camanachd Cup Finals but only won it once with Oban. He won two Premier Division titles with Kingussie. He was also capped for Scotland
and has been instrumental in helping that club reach a level where they now compete in the Camanachd Cup.http://news.scotsman.com/top-stories/Shinty-Inglis-passes-on-his.6250834.jp
He has also become a respected pundit on the sport for the BBC
.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sv5lp
As shinty is an amateur sport, Inglis retained employment as a landscape gardener.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Inglis-finds-his-feet-and.4488923.jp He is also a keen amateur golfer.http://www.taynuiltgolfclub.co.uk/cruachancupday1results.pdf
Shinty
Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...
player who played for Oban Camanachd
Oban Camanachd
Oban Camanachd is one of the oldest Camanachd clubs playing in the Shinty leagues of Scotland. they were relegated from the Premier League. They have a reserve team called Lochside Rovers.- History:...
and Kingussie Camanachd
Kingussie Camanachd
Kingussie Camanachd is a shinty team from Kingussie, Scotland and according to the Guinness Book of Records 2005, is World sport's most successful sporting team of all time, winning 20 consecutive leagues and going 4 years unbeaten at one stage in the early 1990s. The second team plays in North...
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Playing Career
Inglis started his career at Oban Camanachd. He was instrumental in the successes of the Lorn club thorughout the 1990s, winning the Camanachd CupCamanachd Cup
The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup AKA the Camanachd Cup or Scottish Cup is the premier prize in the sport of shinty...
in 1996 and also picking up the Albert Smith Medal
Albert Smith Medal
The Albert Smith Memorial Medal is the award given to the Man of the Match in the final of the Camanachd Cup, the blue riband trophy of the sport of shinty. It has been presented every year since 1972 by the Smith family of Fort William in honour of Albert Smith Sr. The widow of his only son,...
despite being on the losing side in 1999. Inglis was considered to be one of the finest players in the game during his career.http://news.scotsman.com/top-stories/Shinty-Inglis-passes-on-his.6250834.jp
In 2006 however, Inglis left Oban Camanachd suddenly due to conflicts within the club.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Inglis-finds-his-feet-and.4488923.jp He promptly signed for Kingussie due to his friendship with Ronald Ross
Ronald Ross (shinty player)
Ronald Ross, MBE is a Scottish shinty player who currently plays for Kingussie Camanachd. He is a renowned forward, the only man to have ever scored more than 1000 goals in the sport and who has broken several other records as an individual and as part of Kingussie's record-breaking first...
. At this point, Kingussie had just relinquished their record-breaking hold on the Premier Division
Premier Division (shinty)
The Premier Division is a league for shinty teams. It is the primary league competition in shinty and top tier of the Shinty league system. The Premier Division was formed in 1996 in order to create a Scotland-wide league set-up for the first time...
title and Inglis' signing was controversial as many viewed this turning to an outsider as a betrayal of Kingussie's values. To counter this, Inglis refused to take travelling expenses from his Taynuilt home.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Inglis-finds-his-feet-and.4488923.jp
Inglis appeared in Six Camanachd Cup Finals but only won it once with Oban. He won two Premier Division titles with Kingussie. He was also capped for Scotland
Scotland national shinty team
The Scotland national shinty team is the team selected to represent Scotland and the sport of shinty in the annual composite rules international with the Ireland national hurling team. The team represents the Camanachd Association....
Retirement
On his retiral from playing the sport, Inglis took up a coaching position at Taynuilt Shinty ClubTaynuilt Shinty Club
Taynuilt Shinty Club is a shinty team based in Taynuilt, Scotland. The club has existed in several different forms most recently in junior form but has reformed and won South Division Two in 2009.-History:...
and has been instrumental in helping that club reach a level where they now compete in the Camanachd Cup.http://news.scotsman.com/top-stories/Shinty-Inglis-passes-on-his.6250834.jp
He has also become a respected pundit on the sport for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sv5lp
As shinty is an amateur sport, Inglis retained employment as a landscape gardener.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Inglis-finds-his-feet-and.4488923.jp He is also a keen amateur golfer.http://www.taynuiltgolfclub.co.uk/cruachancupday1results.pdf