Fraser Inglis (born 5 October 1975) is a retired

shinty Shinty () is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. It is played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and among Highland migrants to the major cities of Scotland. The sport was formerly more widespread in Scotland and even played in Northern ...

player who played for

Oban Camanachd Oban Camanachd is a shinty team based in Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland who currently play in the MOWI Premiership. Founded in 1889, they are one of the oldest Camanachd clubs. The reserve team currently plays in South Division One under ...

and

Kingussie Camanachd Kingussie Camanachd is a shinty team from Kingussie, Scotland. According to the 2005 ''Guinness Book of Records'', it is the world sport's most successful sporting team of all time, winning 20 consecutive leagues and going four years unbeaten at o ...

Playing career

Inglis started his career at Oban Camanachd. He was instrumental in the successes of the Lorn club throughout the 1990s, winning the

Camanachd Cup The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup known as the Camanachd Cup (or less commonly the Scottish Cup) is the premier competition in the sport of shinty. It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shi ...

in 1996 and also picking up the

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 ...

despite being on the losing side in 1999. Inglis was considered to be one of the finest players in the game during his caree

In 2006 however, Inglis left Oban Camanachd suddenly due to conflicts within the clu

He promptly signed for Kingussie due to his friendship with Ronald Ross (shinty player), 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 hom

Inglis was part of the record making Kingussie team of 2008 who won the Premier League title with a perfect record of 18 straight wins. 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 national shinty team, Scotland three times - 1999, 2000 and 2002. Inglis is the only player in the history of the sport to have won the complete set of senior club medals. Comprising the Camanachd/Scottish Cup, Premier League, Macaulay Cup, Glasgow Celtic Society and Mactavish Cup.

Retirement

On his retiral from playing the sport, Inglis took up a coaching position at

Taynuilt 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 Taynuilt has a history of abeyance alt ...

and has been instrumental in helping that club reach a level where they now compete in the Camanachd Cu

In 2012 Inglis was appointed as the president of The Macaulay Association the youngest president in the associations history. Inglis is also the chairman of Taynuilt Sports Council and has played a major part in the creation of The Taynuilt Sports Hub. He has also become a respected pundit on the sport for the

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As shinty is an amateur sport, Inglis retained employment as a landscape gardene

He is also a keen amateur golfe

Inglis is also a keen cyclist with North Argyll Cycling Club. His most recent races were in Peebles, Scottish Borders, in 2021 and in Strathpuffer, Scottish Highlands, in 2019.

References

External links

Inglis in 2008 Camanachd Cup Final
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