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	Ireland (9) (2024)
Most titles	Ireland Scotland (9)
Broadcasters	BBC Two (Scotland) TG4 (Ireland) RTÉ Two (Ireland)
Sponsor	Mowi

TheShinty/Hurling International is a sports competition played annually between theIreland national hurling team (selected by theGaelic Athletic Association) andScotland national shinty team (selected by theCamanachd Association). The series is conducted according to the rules ofshinty–hurling, which is ahybrid sport consisting of a mixture of rules from theGaelic sports ofScottishshinty andIrishhurling. The competition is currently sponsored byMowi and is officially known as theMowi Shinty/Hurling International.^[1]

The first known fixture between a Scottishshinty team and Irishhurling team occurred in 1896, when theLondon Scottish Camanachd Club andLondon GAA met in a friendly.^[2] The following year, the first official series featuring an amalgamation of rules from both sports, occurred atCeltic Park in Scotland between Glasgow Cowal and Dublin Celtic. International tests between all-Scotland and all-Ireland teams were played intermittently prior toWorld 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 theCamanachd Association and theGaelic 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 asIomain, which incorporates a stick that is created specifically for the hybrid game, was trialled atCroke 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)

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

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 theCamanachd Association and theGAA due to theCOVID-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]
26	25 October 2025	Ireland 3-03 (12) Scotland 2-04 (10) (a.e.t.)	Bught Park,Inverness	Ireland

The women's game is also referred to asshinty–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]

This table only refers to matches played since the inception of regular Shinty–Hurling International Series fixtures in 2003. SeeList of Shinty-Hurling international matches between Ireland and Scotland for table including full list of fixtures.

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

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

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