Shinty–Hurling International Series

The Shinty/Hurling International 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. The competition is currently sponsored by Mowi and is officially known as the Mowi Shinty/Hurling International.^[1]

Shinty–Hurling International Series

Sport	Composite rules shinty–hurling
First season	2003
Organising body	Gaelic Athletic Association Camanachd Association
No. of teams	2
Country	Scotland Ireland
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Ireland (9) (2024)
Most titles	Ireland Scotland (9)
Broadcaster(s)	BBC Two (Scotland) TG4 (Ireland) RTÉ Two (Ireland)
Sponsor(s)	Mowi

History

The first known fixture between a Scottish shinty team and Irish hurling team occurred in 1896, when the London Scottish Camanachd Club and London GAA 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 in autumn 2023.^[7] Ireland won the two subsequent internationals 0-22 to 2-08 and 3-16 and 5-7.

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 fixtures in 2003.

Men

No.	Date	Result	Venue	Winner	Series winner	Reference
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

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	[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) Dublin 3–3 (12)	Bught Park, Inverness	Dublin	[39]

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

Country	Series won	Series drawn	Matches won	Matches drawn	Total scores
Ireland	9	1	13	1	53–272 (453)*
Scotland	9		11		56–257 (437)*
* 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

• 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