Lochbroom Camanachd

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Lochbroom Camanachd is a shinty club from Ullapool, Scotland. It was founded in 1992. It plays in Marine Harvest North Division 3. The club re-entered senior shinty in 2006 having gone into abeyance in 2000. Coach Ruaridh Hughes was nominated for the BBC's Unsung Hero Award at 2005's BBC Sports Personality of the Year due to a combination of his young age and struggles with Haemophilia.

Lochbroom's Badge
Lochbroom's Badge

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[edit] Stadium

Morefield, Ullapool.

The club used to have a stadium at Inverlael.

[edit] Playing Colours

Red & Black Top, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Alternative: Blue & White Top, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

[edit] History

The club was founded in 1992 but went into abeyance in 1999, however the club maintained a youth system which eventually reaped dividends and the club re-emerged at senior level in 2005 thanks to the efforts of Ruaraidh Hughes. They are the most northerly senior shinty team in Scotland.

[edit] Nickname

The Broom

[edit] External links


Shinty clubs
Senior teams: *Aberdeen University *Aberdour *Ardnamurchan *Ballachulish *Beauly *Boleskine Camanachd *Bute *Caberfeidh *Col-Glen *Dundee University *Edinburgh University *Edinburgh East Lothian *Fort William *Glasgow Mid Argyll *Glasgow University *Glengarry *Glenorchy Camanachd *Glenurquhart *The Highlanders *Inveraray *Inverness *Kilmallie *Kilmory *Kincraig *Kingussie *Kinlochshiel *Kintyre *Kyles Athletic *Lewis Camanachd *Lochaber Camanachd *Lochbroom Camanachd *Lochcarron Camanachd *Lochside Rovers *London Camanachd *Lovat *Nairnshire Camanachd *Newtonmore *Oban Camanachd *Oban Celtic *Robert Gordon University *Skye Camanachd *St Andrews University *Strachur and District *Strathclyde Police *Strathclyde University *Strathglass *Tayforth
Junior shinty teams: *Assynt Camanachd *Dunoon Shinty Club *Gryffe Shinty Club *Lewis Camanachd *Linlithgow Camanachd *Menteith Camanachd * Milngavie and Bearsden *Uist Camanachd
Women's teams: *Aberdeen University *Dunadd *Edinburgh University *Forth Camanachd *Glasgow Mid Argyll *Glengarry *Inverary *Linlithgow *Robert Gordon University *St Andrews University *Tir Connaill Harps
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