Ronald Ross (shinty player)

Ronald Ross, MBE (born 1975) is a Scottish shinty player who is a retired player who played for Kingussie Camanachd. He is a forward, the only man to have ever scored more than 1000 goals in the sport [2] and who has broken several other records as an individual and as part of Kingussie's record-breaking first team.

The media has awarded him the nickname "Ronaldo of the Glens"[3] in tribute to his scoring prowess, drawing comparisons with the famous Brazilian footballer. Everyone in shinty just calls him "Ronald".

Ross made his first Camanachd Cup appearance in 1992 against Fort William as a substitute. His father, Ian Ross, was manager that day, and had not put him in the team due to worries about nepotism. However, Ross soon began to prove his worth throughout the nineties as Kingussie swept all before them.[4]

In 2002–03, the last ever winter season for shinty, he scored 94 goals in all competitions. This was more than the accumulated totals for Kingussie's closest rivals, Newtonmore Camanachd Club and Fort William Shinty Club in the league that season. His previous best, in season 2001–02, was 88.

Ross retired from international shinty for the second time on 14 October 2007 after helping Scotland defeat the Irish hurlers in Fort William. He finished the 2007 season, where he helped Kingussie reclaim the Premier League title, with 72 goals.

2008 saw Ross again help Kingussie win the title but he was the victim of strong handed tactics by Fort William Shinty Club in the Camanachd Cup final that year. He scored a fantastic goal, akin to one scored in 2006 at the final in Dunoon but the treatment he received from Adam Robertson was very physical.[5]

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