Girls face cup KO over Sunday finals
A GIRLS' football team from the Outer Hebrides looks set to miss playing in the finals of a national tournament because they will be staged on a Sunday.
The squad, from Back, on Lewis, have qualified for the Coca-Cola Sevens finals at Heart of Midlothian's Tynecastle home in Edinburgh on 25 May. But a number of parents have withdrawn their daughters, citing religious observance. Now their MSP, Alasdair Allan, is calling for the date to be changed.
The full article contains 85 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
15 May 2008 9:39 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh