1 Cameron McDougall 2 Jonathan Simpson 3 Matt Wilson 4 Andrew Donlan 5 Ross Miller

Four of the major piobaireachd competitions in world piping were held yesterday in Oban, Argyll. North American pipers were prominent in the lists with the Gold Medal going to Canada and the Silver to the U.S.A. Andrew Hayes’s win gave him his second Highland Society of London. He won his first at Inverness in 2010. Silver Medallist Ben McClamrock now competes for the Gold in 2020. The home front prospered…

1 Gordon McCready 2 Iain Speirs 3 William McCallum 4 Jack Lee 5 Angus MacColl Judges: B Donaldson, W Cowan, M Grey

1 Gordon McCready 2 Iain Speirs 3 William McCallum 4 Jack Lee 5 Angus MacColl Judges: B Donaldson, W Cowan, M Grey

1 Ben McClamrock, MacKay’s Banner 2 Alex Gandy, MacKay’s Banner 3 Finlay Cameron, MacGregor’s Salute 4 Steven Leask, Marquis of Argyll’s Salute 5 Anna Kummerlow, Tulloch Ard Judges: B Hitchings, W Livingstone, W Wotherspoon