11-681: 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
22-437: Is also referred to as shinty– camogie . The following is an incomplete table of recent results. 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 2024 fixture Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when
33-524: 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. 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. The following year,
44-697: The Shinty–Hurling International Series . The team is usually made up of a mixture of high-profile hurlers who compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship as well as lesser-known players who play for smaller counties which traditionally compete in the Christy Ring and Nicky Rackard Cups. The managers of the senior men's team during the most recent series in 2019 were Willie Maher and Conor Phelan . Danny Cullen of Donegal captained
55-456: The GAA prevented a formalised series from occurring until the 1970s. 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. In 2013, a sport, known as Iomain , which incorporates a stick that is created specifically for
66-587: 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. However, anti-British sentiment within
77-718: The hurling tournament. At the 1928 Aonach Tailteann, Ireland and the United States were the only participants in the hurling tournament, with Ireland securing a 5-9 to 4-3 victory. The final Aonach Tailteann in 1932 saw four teams competing; Ireland, the United States, Great Britain, and South Africa. On 14 October 1933, representatives of the Gaelic Athletic Association and the Camanachd Association agreed to new rules governing international matches. An international compromise rules match
88-553: The hybrid game, was trialled at Croke Park , 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 to Dublin in autumn 2023. Currently, the scoring system operates as follows: 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. The women's game
99-570: The record was last set. 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 from several countries. However, at present the only team it plays is the Scotland national shinty team , on an annual basis in
110-418: The team in 2019. The first international hurling competition to be held was at the Aonach Tailteann in 1924. Teams from Ireland, the United States, England, Scotland, and Wales participated in the hurling tournament. The Scotland national shinty team also participated in the games, inflicting a surprise 2-0 to 1-0 defeat on Ireland on the opening day of the games. However, Ireland won all of its matches in
121-524: Was planned for Easter of the following year. However, the Camanachd Association broke off its links with the GAA following pressure from the British government. As a result of continued Camanachd Association opposition to links with the GAA, the next full international between Ireland and Scotland would not be held until 1972. On 5 August 1972, Ireland defeated Scotland 6-4 to 4-5 at Bught Park , Inverness . Further internationals were held each year during
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