Come Ashore Cup
Come Ashore Cup 2026 – More Than A Match
Friday 5 June
| Pre-show dinner - Park Hotel Kick off Come Ashore Cup weekend with a fantastic evening of food, entertainment and good company at our special preshow dinner. Enjoy a delicious three-course meal alongside special guests, a guest compere and plenty of laughs ahead of Farmer Jim live in Skinandis, as we build up to a brilliant weekend of events leading into Saturday’s Come Ashore Cup game and day event. | 6pm start |
| Farmer Jim Comedy Show – Skinandi's Farmer Jim brings his comedy to Thurso for a big Come Ashore Cup night of laughs, community spirit and fundraising. Joining the line-up on Friday 5th June at Skinandi’s, Thurso are the brilliant Halde Pottinger and Bruce Aitchison from Happiness is Egg Shaped Podcast. | 8pm start |
Saturday 6th June
Alongside all the rugby action, Caithness Rugby Club will be hosting a range of fun activities throughout the day, including the produce tent, vintage tractors, live podcast content, charity fundraising, food and refreshments, and entertainment for all the family.
| Farm Walk & Talk , Skinnet Farm In collaboration with Caithness Farmers Society and NFU Scotland, Farmstrong have organised a Farm Walk which is open for all to attend. Please meet at 8.30am for tea/coffee before hearing about the farm. This will be followed by a farm walk (4x4 transport will be available for those with mobility issues). The Farm Walk will be followed by lunch of soup and a sandwich at The Park Hotel before the kick off of the Come Ashore Cup. | 11am |
| The Women’s 7s competition returns for 2026, featuring teams travelling from across Scotland including: Caithness Krakens x 2 Inverness Craig Dunain Dundee Orkney Dragons Stornoway | 11am Kick off |
| Non-contact Game | 1pm |
| Come Ashore Cup KO | 2pm |
| Far & Wide Invitational Match | 3pm |
| Cup Presentation, Charity Auction, Raffle & Entertainment | 4pm onwards |
If you would like to get involved or have any questions, please get in touch - we would love to hear from you.