The Shinty/Hurling International is a sports competition played annually between the

Ireland national hurling team The Ireland national hurling team is a representative team for the island of Ireland in the hybrid sport of composite rules shinty–hurling. The team dates from 1924 when Ireland competed at the Aonach Tailteann against national hurling teams ...

(selected by the

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) and Scotland national shinty team (selected by the

Camanachd Association The Camanachd Association (in Scottish Gaelic, ''Comann na Camanachd'') is the world Sport governing body, governing body of the Scotland, Scottish sport of shinty. The body is based in Inverness, Highland (council area), Highland, and is in ...

). The series is conducted according to the rules of shinty–hurling, which is a

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consisting of a mixture of rules from the Scottish sport of

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and the Irish sport of

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. The competition is currently sponsored by

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and is officially known as the Mowi Shinty/Hurling International.

History

The first known fixture between a Scottish

team and Irish

team occurred in 1896, when the London Scottish Camanachd Club and

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met in a friendly. The following year, the first official series featuring an amalgamation of rules from both sports, occurred at

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in Scotland between Glasgow Cowal and Dublin Celtic. International tests between all-Scotland and all-Ireland teams were played intermittently prior to

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. There were several attempts to establish regular meetings dating back to the Tailteann Games in 1928. However, anti-British sentiment within the GAA prevented a formalised series from occurring until the 1970s. It was not until 2003 that the

and the

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. In 2013, a sport, known as Iomain, which incorporates a stick that is created specifically for the hybrid game, was trialled at

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, with a view to it being introduced as a replacement for the current series. Following a three year absence during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was announced that the series would return in autumn 2023. Ireland won the two subsequent internationals 0-22 to 2-08 and 3-16 and 5-7. Currently, the scoring system operates as follows:Shinty: Scots confident ahead of Irish showdown (BBC Scotland)
/ref> * 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

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

Men

Women

The women's game is also referred to as ''shinty–

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''. The following is an incomplete table of recent results.

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 2024 fixture

Records

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

References

External links

2010 Series First Test
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