This year it was the turn of Wales to host the Junior Home Internationals (JHIs) where the four home nations come together to compete for the glory. Having held aloft the Trophy at the Junior Home Internationals hopes were high on the long bus journey down that the double could be achieved like last year where on Jon Musgrave’s last year as Scottish Junior Orienteering Squad coach they raised both the Junior Inter Regional Championship (JIRCs) Trophy and the Junior Home International Trophy.
Congratulations to the following juniors who have been selected to represent Scotland at the forthcoming Junior Home Internationals (JHIs) and the Junior Inter Regional Competition (JIRCs).
Junior Inter Regionals (JIRCs)
The Junior Inter Regionals will be held in South Wales on the weekend of 23/24 September. This competition sees teams from the 12 British Orienteering regions compete against each other with individual races on the Saturday and relays on the Sunday.
W14 Anna Howard (MOR) Esme Kelly (FVO) Hazel Cload (INVOC) Lucy Ward (INT) Reserve: Eilidh Connor (FVO) W16 Emily Atkinson (ELO) Ruth Gooch (MAROC) Scarlett Kelly (FVO) Sophie Howard (MOR) Reserve: Iona Scott (INVOC) W18 Catriona Chapman (MAROC) Maya Robertson (ESOC) Iris MacMillan (ECKO) Isobel Howard (MOR) Reserve: Daisy McNamara (AYROC) Note: Reserves are non-travelling
M14 Alexander Hunt (FVO) Calum Robertson (ESOC) Douglas McDonald (INVOC) Henrik Borrowman (INVOC) Reserve: Toby Burton (INVOC) M16 Finlay McLuckie (MOR) Finn Duguid (TAY) Laurence Ward (INT) Yann Newey (MAROC) Reserve: Ranolph Whitehead(MAROC) M18 Adam Barrie (MAROC) Angus Laird (INVOC) James Hammond (FVO) Michael Bishenden (MOR) Reserve: Sam Hunt (FVO)
Junior Home Internationals (JHIs)
The Junior Inter Regionals will be held at Sutton Park in Birmingham on the weekend of 7th/8th October. This competition sees teams from the 4 home nations compete against each other with individual races on the Saturday and relays on the Sunday.
W14 Anna Howard (MOR) Eilidh Connor (FVO) Esme Kelly (FVO) Lucy Ward (INT) Reserve: Hazel Cload (INVOC) W16 Ellie Darlow (RR) Kate McLuckie (MOR) Ruth Gooch (MAROC) Scarlett Kelly (FVO) Reserve: Emily Atkinson (ELO) W18 Alice Kemsley (BASOC) Daisy McNamara (AYROC) Iris MacMillan (ECKO) Isobel Howard (MOR) Reserve: Catriona Chapman (MAROC) Note: Reserves are non-travelling
M14 Calum Robertson (ESOC) Douglas McDonald (INVOC) Finlay Cottier (ECKO) Matthew Inman (FVO) Reserve: Henrik Borrowman (INVOC) M16 Finlay McLuckie (MOR) Finn Duguid (TAY) Rory Black (INVOC) Ruari Cottier (ECKO) Reserve: Laurence Ward (INT) M18 Adam Barrie (MAROC) E wan Bennett (MAROC) James Hammond (FVO) Jonas Newey (MAROC) Reserve: Michael Bishenden(MOR)
Selections for the JIRCs and JHIs have undertaken to provide as many juniors as possible with the opportunity to race whilst also sending strong teams to both events.
It was Scotland’s turn to host the Junior Home Internationals (JHIs) and juniors from all over the UK and Ireland congregated in Speyside for a weekend of fantastic orienteering.
