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Shinty–Hurling International Series
SportComposite rules shinty–hurling
First season2003
No. of teams2
CountryScotland Scotland
Republic of Ireland Ireland
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)		Republic of Ireland Ireland (9)
(2024)
Most titlesRepublic of Ireland Ireland
Scotland Scotland (9)
TV partner(s)BBC Two (Scotland)
TG4 (Ireland)
RTÉ Two (Ireland)

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.

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

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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

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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

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No. Year Date Host nation Result Venue Winner Series winner Reference
1 2003 25 October Scotland Scotland Ireland 5–9 (24)
Scotland 1–13 (16) 		Bught Park, Inverness Republic of Ireland Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland [9]
2 2004 16 October Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland 3–10 (19)
Scotland 4–7 (19) 		Seán Eiffe Park, Ratoath Draw [10]
3 2005 8 October Scotland Scotland Scotland 4–8 (20)
Ireland 2–11 (17) 		Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland [9]
4 2006 5 November Republic of Ireland Ireland Scotland 2–13 (19)
Ireland 2–5 (11) 		Croke Park, Dublin Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland [9]
5 2007 13 October Scotland Scotland Scotland 4–10 (22)
Ireland 0–11 (11) 		An Aird, Fort William Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland [9]
6 2008 18 October Republic of Ireland Ireland Scotland 1–10 (13)
Ireland 1–9 (12) 		Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland [9]
7 2009 31 October Scotland Scotland Ireland 2–8 (14)
Scotland 1–8 (11) 		Bught Park, Inverness Republic of Ireland Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland [9]
8 2010 30 October Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland 2–15 (21)
Scotland 2–16 (22)		 Croke Park, Dublin Scotland Scotland Republic of Ireland Ireland win 7–21 (42) to 5–23 (38) on aggregate [9]
9 13 November Scotland Scotland Scotland 3–7 (16)
Ireland 5–6 (21)		 Bught Park, Inverness Republic of Ireland Ireland [11]
10 2011 22 October Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland 1–16 (19)
Scotland 2–8 (14)		 Geraldine Park, Athy Republic of Ireland Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland win 3–25 (36) to 3–19 (28) on aggregate [12]
11 29 October Scotland Scotland Scotland 1–11 (14)
Ireland 2–9 (15)		 Bught Park, Inverness Republic of Ireland Ireland [13]
12 2012 20 October Scotland Scotland Scotland 2–9 (19)
Ireland 3–10 (25)		 Bught Park, Inverness Republic of Ireland Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland win 11–21 (76) to 6–12 (42) on aggregate [9]
13 27 October Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland 8–11 (51)
Scotland 4–3 (23)		 Cusack Park, Ennis Republic of Ireland Ireland [14]
14 2013 26 October Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland 4–12 (24)
Scotland 2–12 (18)		 Croke Park, Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland win 5–27 (42) to 2–26 (32) on aggregate [15]
15 2 November Scotland Scotland Scotland 0–14 (14)
Ireland 1–15 (18)		 Bught Park, Inverness Republic of Ireland Ireland [16]
16 2014 18 October Scotland Scotland Scotland 3–14 (23)
Ireland 2–8 (14)		 Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland Republic of Ireland Ireland win 4–26 (38) to 3–22 (31) on aggregate [17]
17 25 October Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland 2–18 (24)
Scotland 0–8 (8)		 Pairc Esler, Newry Republic of Ireland Ireland [18]
18 2015 24 October Scotland Scotland Scotland 3–15 (24)
Ireland 2–8 (14)		 Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland win 5–23 (38) to 4–18 (30) on aggregate [19]
19 21 November Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland 2–10 (16)
Scotland 2–8 (14)		 Croke Park, Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland [20]
20 2016 22 October Scotland Scotland Scotland 0–14 (14)
Ireland 0–5 (5)		 Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland [21]
21 2017 21 October Scotland Scotland Scotland 2-12 (18)
Ireland 0-15 (15)		 Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland [22]
22 2018 20 October Scotland Scotland Scotland 1-11 (14)
Ireland 1-9 (12)		 Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland [23]
23 2019 2 November Republic of Ireland Ireland Scotland 5-11 (26)
Ireland 0-4 (4)		 Abbotstown Scotland Scotland 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]
24 2023 21 October Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland 0–22 (22)
Scotland 2–8 (14)		 Páirc Esler, Newry Republic of Ireland Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland [26]
25 2024 26 October Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland 3-16 (25)
Scotland 5-07 (22) (a.e.t.)		 Cusack Park, Ennis Republic of Ireland Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland [27][28]

Women

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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 Republic of Ireland Ireland
2 2004 October 16 Ireland Ireland 3–10
Scotland 4–7		 Ratoath, Meath Draw
3 2005 October 8 Scotland Scotland 4–8
Ireland 2–11		 Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland
4 2006 November 9 Ireland Scotland 2–13
Ireland 2–5		 Croke Park, Dublin Scotland Scotland
5 2007 October 13 Scotland Scotland 4–10
Ireland 0–11		 An Aird, Fort William Scotland Scotland
6 2008 October 18 Ireland Scotland 1–10
Ireland 1–9		 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Scotland Scotland [29]
7 2009 October 31 Scotland Ireland 2–2
Scotland 0–0		 Bught Park, Inverness Republic of Ireland Ireland [30][31]
8 2010 October 30 Ireland Ireland 6–9 (27)
Scotland 2–2 (8)		 Ratoath, Meath Republic of Ireland Ireland [32][33]
9 2012 October 28 Ireland Clare Camogie Select 1–2 (5)
Scotland 5–6 (21)		 Fr. McNamara Park, Doora Scotland Scotland [34]
10 2013 November 6 Scotland Scotland 3–4 (13)
County Dublin 2–5 (11)		 Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland [35]
11 2014 October 28 Ireland Down Camogie Select 1–6 (9)
Scotland 4–2 (14)		 Pairc Esler, Newry Scotland Scotland [36][37]
12 2015 October 24 Scotland Scotland 5–4 (19)
Kildare Camogie Select 0–1 (1)		 Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland [38]
13 2016 October 22 Scotland Scotland 0–2 (2)
County Dublin 3–3 (12)		 Bught Park, Inverness Dublin Dublin [39]

All-time standings

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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

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Up to date as of 2024 fixture

Country Series won Series drawn Matches won Matches drawn Total scores
Republic of Ireland Ireland 9 1 13 1 53–272 (453)*
Scotland Scotland 9 11 56–257 (437)*
* Goals in 2012 series worth 5 points

Records

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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

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References

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  2. ^ "BBC – A Sporting Nation – The first combined shinty/hurling match 1897". BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Tour to Australia on cards". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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  34. ^ "Clare Ladies (1-2) 5-21 (5-6) Scotland Ladies – Match Report". Skye Camanachd. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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