Fraser MacKenzie (born 1973) is a

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 and manager from Lochcarron,

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

. He originally played for Lochcarron Camanachd and was also Scotland manager. He is currently co manager of Glenurquhart.

Playing career

Fraser MacKenzie was an important player in the Lochcarron team of the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was also manager of the club for a long time, combining this with playin

MacKenzie was formerly a long term manager of the Scotland national shinty team

and had a strong record in the shinty/hurling international series. He retired from this post to dedicate time to

Base Jumping BASE jumping () is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antenna (radio), antenna ...

. He has recently signed for Glenurquhart

He is not to be confused with Fraser MacKenzie (journalist), Fraser MacKenzie, the shinty journalist who is also involved with the

Drumnadrochit Drumnadrochit (; ) is a village in the Highland (council area), Highland Local government in Scotland, local government Council areas of Scotland, council area of Scotland, lying near the west shore of Loch Ness at the foot of Glen Urquhart. The ...

club. He also provided commentary on the

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

coverage of the

Macaulay Cup The Macaulay Association Camanachd Cup (known as the Artemis Macaulay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a trophy in the Scottish sport of shinty. It is competed for by the eight highest-placed league teams from the north and south areas of Scotl ...

final in 2011. As shinty is an amateur sport, MacKenzie has combined his playing and management career with employment in the army where he served in the Queens Own Highlanders and the Highlanders before he moved into the communications industr

He is a director of Future Communications

External links

Lochcarron Official Website
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