''Daniel Pirrie MacRae'' better known as Danny MacRae (born 19 August 198

is a retired Scottish

shinty Shinty ( gd, camanachd, iomain) is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread in Scotland, an ...

player from

Newtonmore Newtonmore ( gd, Baile Ùr an t-Sléibh ) is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland There is some debate as to the lo ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

. He plays for

Newtonmore Camanachd Club Newtonmore Camanachd Club is a shinty club from Newtonmore, Badenoch, Scotland. It is historically the most successful side in the history of Shinty, having won the Camanachd Cup a record 34 times. They won the Marine Harvest Premier Division se ...

. He is affectionately known in the press as "Super Dan

Playing career

His father Angus was captain of Newtonmore when the Camanachd Cup was won in 1979. He played for Scotland national shinty team, Scotland in 2006 and has won the

MacTavish Cup The MacTavish Cup is a knock-out cup competition in the sport of shinty. It is competed for by senior teams from the North of Scotland district. It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shinty. The cu ...

in 2002 and 200

He can play in both defence and attack and has a physical style of play. MacRae scored the goal which sealed Newtonmore's first Premier Division (shinty), Premier Division title and their first league trophy in 25 years in a 1–0 win against Fort William on 2 October 201

He claimed the goal was "the best goal of his career

He was also captain of the team for the 2010 seaso

His father had played in the previous team to win a National League titl

MacRae also scored a hat-trick in the 2011

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 shin ...

final, including the winning goal in extra-time, sparking jubilant celebrations. His first effort in the final was within 12 seconds of the start, however this did not break the record set by

Deek Cameron Derek "Deek" Cameron is a shinty referee and ex-shinty player from Fort William, Scotland. As a player for Fort William Shinty Club, he holds the record for the fastest goal scored in the Camanachd Cup final, an effort within 7 seconds in Fort's 1 ...

in 1992. MacRae again secured the Premier Division for Newtonmore in 2011 with a last minute strike against rivals Kyles Athletic at Dunoon Stadiu

MacRae continues to be a major player for Newtonmore but he may be sidelined for much of the rest of the 2012 season with a knee injur

External links

Player ProfileNewtonmore lift the title in 2010
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