Ken’s Cap 1215 Cycling Challenge
Cap 1215 Challenge: Ken’s 1,000-Mile Cycling Journey to Give Back
Ken Macaulay, a 66-year-old former rugby player and coach, was recently awarded a retrospective international cap by the Scottish Rugby Union for a match he played in 1980. Inspired by this honour, Ken is embarking on the “Cap 1215 Challenge,” where he will cycle over 1,000 miles to visit 76 rugby clubs across Scotland where he played during his 30-season career. This journey aims to raise funds for four charities, and Prostate Scotland is one of the benefitting charities.
Ken said, “I was proud to be one of the many beneficiaries of the SRU’s retrospective cap initiative earlier this year and this has not only inspired me to give something back but also as a token of appreciation for everything rugby has given me.
I am going to try and visit every rugby club/pitch in Scotland on which I played during a career that spanned 30 seasons of league rugby which I reckon there are 76 places to visit.’’
Supporting Four Charities Through the Cap 1215 Challenge
The four charities Ken chose mean to him personally, including Murrayfield Injured Players Foundation, Prostate Scotland, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, and My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. Also, Ken welcomes any support for his challenge, including help with promotion, securing sponsors, volunteer assistance along the route, and donations of necessary supplies. If you or your organization would like to support Ken’s journey, please contact him through his email, l6agm@btinternet.com.
Ken’s challenge will start in early October and he is currently having training. You can support and follow Ken’s Journey by following his Instagram page: @cap_1215_ken_macaulay. You can also find out more about Ken’s challenge and make a donation to his chosen charities by visiting his fundraising page.
Ken’s Clubs:
Saturday 5th Oct
Galashiels – Selkirk – Hawick – Hawick Linden – Langholm
Sunday 6th Oct
Annan – Dumfries
Monday 7th Oct
Moffat – Walkerburn – Peebles – Lanark
Tuesday 8th Oct
Ayr – Ardrossan
Wednesday 9th Oct
Kilmarnock – Paisley – Cartha Queens Park – Cambuslang – Uddingston – Hamilton
Friday 11th Oct
Dalziel – Waysiders/Drumpellier – Glasgow Accies – GHK – Hillhead/JordanHill – Bearsden
Sunday 13th Oct
Lochaber
Monday 14th Oct
Highland
Thursday 17th Oct
Gordonians – Aberdeen Grammar
Friday 18th Oct
Strathmore
Saturday 19th Oct
Dundee – Harris Academy – Madras College – Howe of Fife
Monday 21st Oct
Rosyth & Dist – Dunfermline – Hilfoots – Alloa – Stirling County
Tuesday 22nd Oct
Livingston – Currie – Forrester – Corstorphine – Royal High – Murrayfield – Boroughmuir – Watsonians – Edinburgh Accies – L & B Police – Edinburgh Northern – Stewarts Melville – Inverleith – Broughton – Heriots
Wednesday 23rd Oct
Trinity – Leith Accies – Portobello – Edinburgh Uni – Lasswade – Penicuik – Dalkeith – Musselburgh – Preston Lodge – Ross High – Haddington – North Berwick
Thursday 24th Oct
Dunbar – Berwick
Saturday 26th Oct
Duns – Kelso – Jedforest – St Boswells – Earlston – Melrose – Gala YM
You can read the in-depth article on We Love Stornoway: Capped for Scotland 44 Years Late for Ken’s cap 1215 award and story.
