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 [1], attracting the second largest crowd [2] for a shinty fixture in Scotland, outwith the Camanachd Cup Final.[3]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The fixture alternates annually between Balgate, Kiltarlity and Braeview Park, Beauly. The two clubs' strong rivalry contributes to an entertaining game.[4] This rivalry was once described as so keen that "a cold stream ran between them".[5]

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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.[6]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Lovat historically has a win ratio of two-to-one in the series.[7]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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.[8]

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 pair of 1-1 draws were enough to see Lovat retain the trophy in 2024 and 2025 for a 9th and 10th year.

Results

Date Venue Winner Score Notes
2007 Beauly 2 – 0
2008 Balgate Park Lovat 3 – 2 [1]
2009 Braeview Park Lovat 2 – 1
2 January 2010 Cancelled due to snow [2]
3 January 2011 Braeview Park Draw 2 – 2 [3]
2 January 2012 Balgate Park Lovat 3 – 1 [4]
2013 Braeview Park Beauly 2 – 1 [5]
2014 Balgate Park Lovat 4 – 1 [6]
2015 Braeview Park Beauly 3 – 1 [7]
2016 Balgate Park Lovat 3 – 2 [8]
2 January 2017 Braeview Park Lovat 5 – 2 [9]
2018 Braeview Park Lovat 4 – 0
2019 Braeview Park Lovat 3 – 1
2 January 2020 Balgate Park Lovat 3 – 1 [10]
2 January 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
3 January 2022 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [11]
2 January 2023 Cancelled due to frozen pitch [12]
2 January 2024 Balgate Park Draw 1 – 1 [13]
2 January 2025 Braeview Park Draw 1 – 1 [14]

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References

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