NORTHERN GRIDIRION YOUNG GUNS
FLY THE FLAG

A record number of players from the north of Scotland were chosen this weekend to represent their country at the American Flag Football at the trials held at Stirling.

No fewer than 17 were selected over the three age groupings at cadet level 12 and under, were Michael Daltry, Andrew Mackintosh, Graeme Cameron and Paul Macdonald.

At junior level 13-16 Callum Hickie, Josh Knox, Angus Mackintosh, Euan Rennie along with Kenny Mackay from Dingwall and Innes Thomson from Lossiemouth and at youth level 16-18, Keith Fiddes, Chris Gordon, Paul Kirkland and James Pyke all from Inverness along with Scott Hackett, Stuart Harrison and David Underwood from Lossiemouth.

The Inverness Rockets supplied thirteen of these players with the Moray Maniacs contributing the other 4, both head coaches were delighted with selections and added that the boys chosen had showed great dedication this year and thoroughly deserved the recognition shown.

This was the first time that any Moray Maniacs players had been selected for Scotland and it was also a huge increase in numbers for the Rockets who last year had three players selected for national duty.

Inverness will host the Scottish qualifier for the NFL World Schools American Flag Football competition on the 26th of March at the Bught Park Stadium with the winner going down to Birmingham to play the English Champions for a place in the European final.