Drew MacNeil

Drew MacNeil(b.1966) [1] is a former shinty player and current manager of the Scotland national shinty team. He was appointed Glenurquhart manager in October 2011.

Biography

MacNeil, along with his older brother, Scott, started out playing for Lochaber Camanachd. He and his brother then moved to Fort William, where they became integral parts of the team. Drew was captain of Fort William when they won the Camanachd Cup in 1992.

He moved to Inverness for three seasons but returned to An Aird to win the Camanachd Cup again in 2005. He then became manager of Fort William in 2007 and was the manager as Fort won an historic 3-in-a-row Camanachd Cup finals.[2].

However towards the end of the 2009 season, MacNeil was unceremoniously sacked due to a fall-out with the club committee in the October. This saga was played out in the Highland media.[3] [4]

He was appointed Scotland manager in early 2010.[5] He has also been a regular pundit on BBC ALBA coverage of shinty despite his lack of Scots Gaelic. MacNeil became a member of the Glenurquhart coaching staff in early 2011 and on the resignation of Jim Barr in October 2011, he was appointed to the top job.[6]

As shinty is an amateur sport, MacNeil was formerly a prison officer and is now a community worker in Merkinch.[7]

External links

• MacNeil sacked by Fort
• MacNeil Appointed Manager of Scotland

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