Shinty–Hurling International Series
Sport | Composite rules shinty–hurling |
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First season | 2003 |
No. of teams | 2 |
Country | Scotland Ireland |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | Ireland (9) (2024) |
Most titles | Ireland 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]No. | Date | Result | Venue | Winner | Series winner | Reference |
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1 | 25 October 2003 | Ireland 5–9 (24) Scotland 1–13 (16) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Ireland | Ireland | [9] |
2 | 16 October 2004 | Ireland 3–10 (19) Scotland 4–7 (19) |
Seán Eiffe Park, Ratoath | Draw | [10] | |
3 | 8 October 2005 | Scotland 4–8 (20) Ireland 2–11 (17) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Scotland | Scotland | [9] |
4 | 5 November 2006 | Scotland 2–13 (19) Ireland 2–5 (11) |
Croke Park, Dublin | Scotland | Scotland | [9] |
5 | 13 October 2007 | Scotland 4–10 (22) Ireland 0–11 (11) |
An Aird, Fort William | Scotland | Scotland | [9] |
6 | 18 October 2008 | Scotland 1–10 (13) Ireland 1–9 (12) |
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny | Scotland | Scotland | [9] |
7 | 31 October 2009 | Ireland 2–8 (14) Scotland 1–8 (11) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Ireland | Ireland | [9] |
8 | 30 October 2010 | Ireland 2–15 (21) Scotland 2–16 (22) |
Croke Park, Dublin | Scotland | Ireland win 7–21 (42) to 5–23 (38) on aggregate | [9] |
9 | 13 November 2010 | Scotland 3–7 (16) Ireland 5–6 (21) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Ireland | [11] | |
10 | 22 October 2011 | Ireland 1–16 (19) Scotland 2–8 (14) |
Geraldine Park, Athy | Ireland | Ireland win 3–25 (36) to 3–19 (28) on aggregate | [12] |
11 | 29 October 2011 | Scotland 1–11 (14) Ireland 2–9 (15) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Ireland | [13] | |
12 | 20 October 2012 | Scotland 2–9 (19) Ireland 3–10 (25) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Ireland | Ireland win 11–21 (76) to 6–12 (42) on aggregate | [9] |
13 | 27 October 2012 | Ireland 8–11 (51) Scotland 4–3 (23) |
Cusack Park, Ennis | Ireland | [14] | |
14 | 26 October 2013 | Ireland 4–12 (24) Scotland 2–12 (18) |
Croke Park, Dublin | Ireland | Ireland win 5–27 (42) to 2–26 (32) on aggregate | [15] |
15 | 2 November 2013 | Scotland 0–14 (14) Ireland 1–15 (18) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Ireland | [16] | |
16 | 18 October 2014 | Scotland 3–14 (23) Ireland 2–8 (14) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Scotland | Ireland win 4–26 (38) to 3–22 (31) on aggregate | [17] |
17 | 25 October 2014 | Ireland 2–18 (24) Scotland 0–8 (8) |
Pairc Esler, Newry | Ireland | [18] | |
18 | 24 October 2015 | Scotland 3–15 (24) Ireland 2–8 (14) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Scotland | Scotland win 5–23 (38) to 4–18 (30) on aggregate | [19] |
19 | 21 November 2015 | Ireland 2–10 (16) Scotland 2–8 (14) |
Croke Park, Dublin | Ireland | [20] | |
20 | 22 October 2016 | Scotland 0–14 (14) Ireland 0–5 (5) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Scotland | Scotland | [21] |
21 | 21 October 2017 | Scotland 2-12 (18) Ireland 0-15 (15) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Scotland | Scotland | [22] |
22 | 20 October 2018 | Scotland 1-11 (14) Ireland 1-9 (12) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Scotland | Scotland | [23] |
23 | 2 November 2019 | Scotland 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] | ||||||
24 | 21 October 2023 | Ireland 0–22 (22) Scotland 2–8 (14) |
Páirc Esler, Newry | Ireland | Ireland | [26] |
25 | 26 October 2024 | Ireland 3-16 (25) Scotland 5-07 (22) (a.e.t.) |
Cusack Park, Ennis | Ireland | Ireland | [27][28] |
Women
[edit]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 |
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1 | 2003 | 25 October | Scotland | Scotland 1–13 (16) Ireland 5–9 (24) |
Bught Park, Inverness | 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 | |
4 | 2006 | November 9 | Ireland | Scotland 2–13 Ireland 2–5 |
Croke Park, Dublin | Scotland | |
5 | 2007 | October 13 | Scotland | Scotland 4–10 Ireland 0–11 |
An Aird, Fort William | Scotland | |
6 | 2008 | October 18 | Ireland | Scotland 1–10 Ireland 1–9 |
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny | Scotland | [29] |
7 | 2009 | October 31 | Scotland | Ireland 2–2 Scotland 0–0 |
Bught Park, Inverness | Ireland | [30][31] |
8 | 2010 | October 30 | Ireland | Ireland 6–9 (27) Scotland 2–2 (8) |
Ratoath, Meath | Ireland | [32][33] |
9 | 2012 | October 28 | Ireland | Clare Camogie Select 1–2 (5) Scotland 5–6 (21) |
Fr. McNamara Park, Doora | Scotland | [34] |
10 | 2013 | November 6 | Scotland | Scotland 3–4 (13) County Dublin 2–5 (11) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Scotland | [35] |
11 | 2014 | October 28 | Ireland | Down Camogie Select 1–6 (9) Scotland 4–2 (14) |
Pairc Esler, Newry | Scotland | [36][37] |
12 | 2015 | October 24 | Scotland | Scotland 5–4 (19) Kildare Camogie Select 0–1 (1) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Scotland | [38] |
13 | 2016 | October 22 | Scotland | Scotland 0–2 (2) County Dublin 3–3 (12) |
Bught Park, Inverness | Dublin | [39] |
All-time standings
[edit]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
[edit]Up to date as of 2024 fixture
Country | Series won | Series drawn | Matches won | Matches drawn | Total scores |
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Ireland | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 53–272 (453)* |
Scotland | 9 | 11 | 56–257 (437)* | ||
* Goals in 2012 series worth 5 points |
Records
[edit]Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
Record | Ireland | Scotland |
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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
[edit]- Composite rules shinty–hurling
- International Rules Series
- List of Shinty-Hurling international matches between Ireland and Scotland
References
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Ireland have recorded comfortable wins over their Celtic cousins in each of the last six instalments of the competition as it stands, which is being played for the 14th time this year but can be traced back as far as 1897, but have never had it easy in Bught Park.
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External links
[edit]- 2010 Series First Test – from YouTube