Shinty–Hurling International Series

Shinty–Hurling International Series

Sport	Composite rules shinty–hurling
First season	2003
No. of teams	2
Country	Scotland Ireland
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Ireland (8) (2023)
Most titles	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]

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)

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.

No.	Year	Date	Host nation	Result	Venue	Winner	Series winner	Reference
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]
8	2010	30 October	Ireland	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	Scotland	Scotland 3–7 (16) Ireland 5–6 (21)	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland		[11]
10	2011	22 October	Ireland	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	Scotland	Scotland 1–11 (14) Ireland 2–9 (15)	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland		[13]
12	2012	20 October	Scotland	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	Ireland	Ireland 8–11 (51) Scotland 4–3 (23)	Cusack Park, Ennis	Ireland		[14]
14	2013	26 October	Ireland	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	Scotland	Scotland 0–14 (14) Ireland 1–15 (18)	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland		[16]
16	2014	18 October	Scotland	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	Ireland	Ireland 2–18 (24) Scotland 0–8 (8)	Pairc Esler, Newry	Ireland		[18]
18	2015	24 October	Scotland	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	Ireland	Ireland 2–10 (16) Scotland 2–8 (14)	Croke Park, Dublin	Ireland		[20]
20	2016	22 October	Scotland	Scotland 0–14 (14) Ireland 0–5 (5)	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	Scotland	[21]
21	2017	21 October	Scotland	Scotland 2-12 (18) Ireland 0-15 (15)	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	Scotland	[22]
22	2018	20 October	Scotland	Scotland 1-11 (14) Ireland 1-9 (12)	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	Scotland	[23]
23	2019	2 November	Ireland	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	2023	21 October	Ireland	Ireland 0–22 (22) Scotland 2–8 (14)	Páirc Esler, Newry	Ireland	Ireland	[26]
25	2024	26 October	Ireland		Cusack Park, Ennis			[27]

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
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	[28]
7	2009	October 31	Scotland	Ireland 2–2 Scotland 0–0	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland	[29][30]
8	2010	October 30	Ireland	Ireland 6–9 (27) Scotland 2–2 (8)	Ratoath, Meath	Ireland	[31][32]
9	2012	October 28	Ireland	Clare Camogie Select 1–2 (5) Scotland 5–6 (21)	Fr. McNamara Park, Doora	Scotland	[33]
10	2013	November 6	Scotland	Scotland 3–4 (13) County Dublin 2–5 (11)	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	[34]
11	2014	October 28	Ireland	Down Camogie Select 1–6 (9) Scotland 4–2 (14)	Pairc Esler, Newry	Scotland	[35][36]
12	2015	October 24	Scotland	Scotland 5–4 (19) Kildare Camogie Select 0–1 (1)	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	[37]
13	2016	October 22	Scotland	Scotland 0–2 (2) County Dublin 3–3 (12)	Bught Park, Inverness	Dublin	[38]

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.

Up to date as of 2023 fixture

Country	Series won	Series drawn	Matches won	Matches drawn	Total scores
Ireland	8	1	12	1	50–256 (428)*
Scotland	9		11		51–250 (415)*
* Goals in 2012 series worth 5 points

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

• Composite rules shinty–hurling
  • Ireland national hurling team
  • Scotland national shinty team
• International Rules Series
• List of Shinty-Hurling international matches between Ireland and Scotland

• 2010 Series First Test – from YouTube