Shinty–Hurling International Series

The Shinty–Hurling International Series is a sports competition played annually between the Ireland national hurling team (selected by the Gaelic Athletic Association) and Scotland national shinty team (selected by the Camanachd Association). The series is conducted according to the rules of shinty–hurling, which is a hybrid sport consisting of a mixture of rules from the Scottish sport of shinty and the Irish sport of hurling.

Shinty–Hurling International Series
SportComposite rules shinty–hurling
First season2003
No. of teams2
Country Scotland
Ireland
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)		 Ireland (8)
(2023)
Most titles Scotland (9)
TV partner(s)BBC Two (Scotland)
TG4 (Ireland)
RTÉ Two (Ireland)

Matches are played at men's senior, men's under 21 and women's levels, with Scotland having had the most success in recent years, winning the last five senior series.[1]

History

The first known international fixture between a Scottish shinty team and Irish hurling team occurred in 1896, when the London Camanchd and London GAA local clubs met in a friendly.[2] The following year, the first official series featuring an amalgamation of rules from both sports, occurred at Celtic Park in Scotland between Glasgow Cowal and Dublin Celtic. International tests between all-Scotland and all-Ireland teams were played intermittently prior to World War II. There were several attempts to establish regular meetings dating back to the Tailteann Games in 1928.[3] However, anti-British sentiment within the GAA prevented a formalised series from occurring until the 1970s.[4] It was not until 2003 that the Camanachd Association and the Gaelic Athletic Association committed to a yearly series, though in recent years the series has been changed from a single test series to a two test aggregate points series.[5]

In 2013, a sport, known as Iomain, which incorporates a stick that is created specifically for the hybrid game, was trialled at Croke Park, with a view to it being introduced as a replacement for the current series.[6]

Following a three year absence during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was announced that the series would return to Dublin in autumn 2023.[7]

Currently, the scoring system operates as follows:[8]

  • Goal = 3 points
  • Over = 2 points (if struck from a free or from more than 65 metres)
  • Over = 1 point (from general run of play)

Results
Main article: List of Shinty-Hurling international matches between Ireland and Scotland

The list below only refers to all matches played between Ireland and Scotland since the inception of regular Shinty–Hurling International Series fixtures in 2003.

Men
No.YearDateHost nationResultVenueWinnerSeries winnerReference
1 2003 25 October Scotland Ireland 5–9 (24)
Scotland 1–13 (16)		 Bught Park, Inverness Ireland Ireland [9]
2 2004 16 October Ireland Ireland 3–10 (19)
Scotland 4–7 (19)		 Seán Eiffe Park, Ratoath Draw [10]
3 2005 8 October Scotland Scotland 4–8 (20)
Ireland 2–11 (17)		 Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland [9]
4 2006 5 November Ireland Scotland 2–13 (19)
Ireland 2–5 (11)		 Croke Park, Dublin Scotland Scotland [9]
5 2007 13 October Scotland Scotland 4–10 (22)
Ireland 0–11 (11)		 An Aird, Fort William Scotland Scotland [9]
6 2008 18 October Ireland Scotland 1–10 (13)
Ireland 1–9 (12)		 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Scotland Scotland [9]
7 2009 31 October Scotland Ireland 2–8 (14)
Scotland 1–8 (11)		 Bught Park, Inverness Ireland Ireland [9]
8201030 October IrelandIreland 2–15 (21)
Scotland 2–16 (22)		Croke Park, Dublin Scotland Ireland win 7–21 (42) to 5–23 (38) on aggregate[9]
913 November ScotlandScotland 3–7 (16)
Ireland 5–6 (21)		Bught Park, Inverness Ireland[11]
10201122 October IrelandIreland 1–16 (19)
Scotland 2–8 (14)		Geraldine Park, Athy Ireland Ireland win 3–25 (36) to 3–19 (28) on aggregate[12]
1129 October ScotlandScotland 1–11 (14)
Ireland 2–9 (15)		Bught Park, Inverness Ireland[13]
12201220 October ScotlandScotland 2–9 (19)
Ireland 3–10 (25)		Bught Park, Inverness Ireland Ireland win 11–21 (76) to 6–12 (42) on aggregate[9]
1327 October IrelandIreland 8–11 (51)
Scotland 4–3 (23)		Cusack Park, Ennis Ireland[14]
14201326 October IrelandIreland 4–12 (24)
Scotland 2–12 (18)		Croke Park, Dublin Ireland Ireland win 5–27 (42) to 2–26 (32) on aggregate[15]
152 November ScotlandScotland 0–14 (14)
Ireland 1–15 (18)		Bught Park, Inverness Ireland[16]
16201418 October ScotlandScotland 3–14 (23)
Ireland 2–8 (14)		Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Ireland win 4–26 (38) to 3–22 (31) on aggregate[17]
1725 October IrelandIreland 2–18 (24)
Scotland 0–8 (8)		Pairc Esler, Newry Ireland[18]
18201524 October ScotlandScotland 3–15 (24)
Ireland 2–8 (14)		Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland win 5–23 (38) to 4–18 (30) on aggregate[19]
1921 November IrelandIreland 2–10 (16)
Scotland 2–8 (14)		Croke Park, Dublin Ireland[20]
20201622 October ScotlandScotland 0–14 (14)
Ireland 0–5 (5)		Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland[21]
21201721 October ScotlandScotland 2-12 (18)
Ireland 0-15 (15)		Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland[22]
22201820 October ScotlandScotland 1-11 (14)
Ireland 1-9 (12)		Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland[23]
2320192 November IrelandScotland 5-11 (26)
Ireland 0-4 (4)		Abbotstown Scotland Scotland[24]
The 2020–2022 fixtures were postponed by agreement of the Camanachd Association and the GAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25]
24202321 October IrelandIreland 0–22 (22)
Scotland 2–8 (14)		Páirc Esler, Newry Ireland Ireland[26]

Women

The women's game is also referred to as shinty–camogie. The following is an incomplete table of recent results.

No. Year Date Host nation Result Venue Series winner Reference
1 2003 25 October Scotland Scotland 1–13 (16)
Ireland 5–9 (24)		 Bught Park, Inverness Ireland
22004October 16IrelandIreland 3–10
Scotland 4–7		Ratoath, MeathDraw
32005October 8ScotlandScotland 4–8
Ireland 2–11		Bught Park, Inverness Scotland
42006November 9IrelandScotland 2–13
Ireland 2–5		Croke Park, Dublin Scotland
52007October 13ScotlandScotland 4–10
Ireland 0–11		An Aird, Fort William Scotland
62008October 18IrelandScotland 1–10
Ireland 1–9		Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Scotland[27]
72009October 31ScotlandIreland 2–2
Scotland 0–0		Bught Park, Inverness Ireland[28][29]
82010October 30IrelandIreland 6–9 (27)
Scotland 2–2 (8)		Ratoath, Meath Ireland[30][31]
92012October 28IrelandClare Camogie Select 1–2 (5)
Scotland 5–6 (21)		Fr. McNamara Park, Doora Scotland[32]
102013November 6ScotlandScotland 3–4 (13)
County Dublin 2–5 (11)		Bught Park, Inverness Scotland[33]
112014October 28IrelandDown Camogie Select 1–6 (9)
Scotland 4–2 (14)		Pairc Esler, Newry Scotland[34][35]
122015October 24ScotlandScotland 5–4 (19)
Kildare Camogie Select 0–1 (1)		Bught Park, Inverness Scotland[36]
132016October 22ScotlandScotland 0–2 (2)
County Dublin 3–3 (12)		Bught Park, Inverness Dublin[37]

All-time standings

This table only refers to matches played since the inception of regular Shinty–Hurling International Series fixtures in 2003. See List of Shinty-Hurling international matches between Ireland and Scotland for table including full list of fixtures.

Men

Up to date as of 2023 fixture

Country Series won Series drawn Matches won Matches drawn Total scores
Ireland8 1 12 1 50–256 (428)*
Scotland9 11 51–250 (415)*
* Goals in 2012 series worth 5 points

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.

Record Ireland Scotland
Longest winning streak 7 (13 November 2010 – 2 November 2013) 4 (22 October 2016 – 2 November 2019)
Largest points for
Home 8-11 (51) (27 October 2012)* 3-15 (24) (24 October 2015)
Away 3-10 (25) (20 October 2012)* 5-11 (26) (2 November 2019)
Largest winning margin
Home 28 (27 October 2012)* 11 (13 October 2007)
Away 8 (25 October 2003) 22 (2 November 2019)
* Goals in 2012 series worth 5 points

See also

References
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