u18 Celtic Cup Comes to Edinburgh

Scotland’s U18 men and women take to the pitch in
Edinburgh this weekend to compete in the u18 Celtic Cup. The
inaugural event in this age group, sees teams from Wales, Ireland
and Switzerland travel to the capital with games getting underway
on Friday night.

The Celtic Cup will provide both genders good competition and
will allow for the coaches to measure the squads’ development
looking forward to next summer’s Europeans.

Elanor Cormack, the Scotland u18 men’s manager sees the Celtic
Cup as a prime opportunity to build upon recent games, as well as
develop younger members of the squad. “For some, it will be the
first opportunity to play in a competitive international tournament
and experience the intensity and focus required to win at this
level. With preparation games against Wales and Ulster under our
belt and our first win against British Colleges last weekend, the
squad are building in self-belief and are now looking to make
winning in a Scotland shirt a regular occurrence.”

The u18 women are also positive going into the weekend despite
being up against tough opposition in the form of Ireland, who are
likely favourites to lift the cup. Having just returned from
Belfast where the team played a three game series against Ireland,
manager Louise McIntyre is keen to take lessons learnt while away
and put them into practise this weekend. “Last weekend saw us play
at a high intensity against a strong Irish team. We proved that
despite the first game loss the girls were able to focus and step
up a level allowing us to bounce back to win the second game. The
final game of the series was a true reflection of the quality of
hockey we can expect to see at the Celtic Cup and although Ireland
are favourites we look forward to playing them, as well as the
Swiss and Welsh.

The tournament offers a great opportunity for our young players
to develop on the international stage and it is hoped both teams
will benefit hugely from the home advantage. Come on down to
Peffermill and give support to your country, entry is free and the
full schedule can be downloaded here.

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