Kevin Thain
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Kevin Thain is a shinty
player from the village of Tomatin
, Scotland
. He has played almost his whole career for Kingussie Camanachd
and has been an integral part of its success since the mid-1980s.
in the MacTavish Cup
Final in 1986.
He won 18 league titles with Kingussie and is the second highest scorer in shinty history, although his total is dwarfed by that of team-mate, Ronald Ross
.
Thain had famously never appeared on the losing side in a Camanachd Cup Final until his 13th final appearance in 2008 when Kingussie was beaten by Fort William.
Thain has now dropped down to second team level in order to help bring on Kingussie's promising youths. he had his nose broken in early 2010 by Andrew Banks of Skye. Due to an injury crisis at Kingussie in early 2011, Thain has been given a recall to the first team squad.http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2187688/?UserKey=
Thain is a successful businessman and owns an electrician company in the Scottish Highlands. He was working off-shore when Kingussie lost three finals in the early 1990s, during this time he played for Glasgow Mid-Argyll from time to time.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/thain-gives-city-side-a-big-lift-1.718900?33077
He was given the honour of opening his local community's new sports centre in 2010 in honour of his sporting achievements. Thain also coaches the local shinty team, Strathdearn.
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 from the village of Tomatin
Tomatin
Tomatin is a small village on the River Findhorn in Strathdearn in the Scottish Highlands about south of the city of Inverness. The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic name Tom-Ah-Tin . The river Findhorn rises at Coignafearn, a large game estate near Tomatin, and then passes through Tomatin...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He has played almost his whole career for 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...
and has been an integral part of its success since the mid-1980s.
Playing Career
Thain announced his arrival in the sport of shinty with a stunning winning goal against NewtonmoreNewtonmore Camanachd Club
Newtonmore Camanachd Club is a shinty club from Newtonmore, Badenoch, Scotland and current holders of the Camanachd Cup. It is historically one of the game's most successful sides, having won the Camanachd Cup a record 29 times, most recently in 2011 and won the Marine Harvest Premier Division in...
in the MacTavish Cup
MacTavish Cup
The MacTavish Cup is a knock-out cup competition in the sport of shinty. It is competed for by senior teams from the North of Scotland district...
Final in 1986.
He won 18 league titles with Kingussie and is the second highest scorer in shinty history, although his total is dwarfed by that of team-mate, 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...
.
Thain had famously never appeared on the losing side in a Camanachd Cup Final until his 13th final appearance in 2008 when Kingussie was beaten by Fort William.
Thain has now dropped down to second team level in order to help bring on Kingussie's promising youths. he had his nose broken in early 2010 by Andrew Banks of Skye. Due to an injury crisis at Kingussie in early 2011, Thain has been given a recall to the first team squad.http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2187688/?UserKey=
Thain is a successful businessman and owns an electrician company in the Scottish Highlands. He was working off-shore when Kingussie lost three finals in the early 1990s, during this time he played for Glasgow Mid-Argyll from time to time.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/thain-gives-city-side-a-big-lift-1.718900?33077
He was given the honour of opening his local community's new sports centre in 2010 in honour of his sporting achievements. Thain also coaches the local shinty team, Strathdearn.