Author: lesleymckerracher
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Early exit for Oban Saints in Scottish Cup
Houston United 3 Oban Saints 0 Scottish Cup – first round Four weeks later than originally scheduled, Oban Saints finally got their Scottish Amateur Cup campaign under way last Saturday afternoon. The weather-affected tie eventually kicked off at Johnstone Community Sports Hub where any thoughts of a Saints cup run were firmly squashed by Greater…
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Shinty round up – Saturday November 4 2023
Kingussie were presented with the Mowi Premiership league trophy when the on-field shinty season was completed on Saturday November 4. Mowi Premiership Kingussie 3 Newtonmore 1 Kingussie were presented with the Mowi Premiership league trophy following their 3-1 victory over Newtonmore in their 1pm throw-up at the Dell. The sides also played for the Sir…
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At Random with Martin Laing – week 44 2023
Marine master class I am in awe of the RNLI, as some of you will know from my previous contemplations here, but my admiration was piqued to a new level by a photograph in last week’s Oban Times. It showed a happy, diverse group of people, six of whom were from the Scottish Association for…
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Saints return to action in Scottish Cup
Oban Saints return to action on Saturday, after having no game last weekend, with a tough Scottish Amateur Cup first round tie away to Houston United. The original fixture should have been played on October 7, but with Oban cut off because the roads were closed as the result of flooding and landslips, Saints were…
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Shinty round up – Saturday October 28 2023
Kingussie clinched a third successive Mowi Premiership title following the shinty action on Saturday October 28. Mowi Premiership Oban Camanachd 2 Beauly 1 Oban Camanachd won their final home match of the year, and their penultimate fixture of the season, beating Beauly 2-1 at Mossfield on Saturday. Both sides were understrength for this encounter. Camanachd…
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Action packed game for Oban rugby ladies
West Division One Greenock Wanderers 52 Oban Lorne Ladies 31 Oban Lorne ladies hit the road on Sunday to play Greenock Wanderers for the second time this season. The visitors started the game slowly, with an early turn over of possession for Greenock resulting in a lot of pressure on the Oban defence leading to…
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High-scoring return to action for Oban Lorne’s 16s
Dalziel 16s 10 Oban 16s 57 On a perfect day and perfect pitch, Oban Lorne’s 16s resumed their season after a three-week break. The long journey and lack of rugby manifested itself with numerous knock-ons and penalties in a scrappy start to the game. Oban took the lead on five minutes after a length of…
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Shinty round up – Saturday October 21 2023
Ireland won the Mowi Quaich and Bute are Mowi South Division 1 champions with a 100 per cent record following the shinty action on Saturday October 21. Mowi Shinty/Hurling International – Mowi Quaich Ireland 0-22 (22) Scotland 2-8 (14) Ireland lifted the Mowi Quaich with a 22-14 win over Scotland in their 2.45pm throw-in at…
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Oban Saints complete league double over Neilston
Neilston 0 Oban Saints 6 SPAFA Premier Division Oban Saints returned to action last Saturday, following an enforced two week lay-off, with a trip to Kingston Playing Fields to face Neilston. Saints had won the reverse Scottish Premier Amateur Football Association Premiership fixture seven weeks earlier and completed the double over their old Scottish Amateur…
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Oban Lorne Ladies in action against West of Scotland
Oban Lorne Ladies hosted West of Scotland on Sunday for their third home game of the season. It was a tough start to the game with the referee awarding West a penalty try. Oban responded well with Fie Cunningham and Veronica Speirs making strong tackles. But West saw a break in Oban’s defence and secured…