List of Shinty-Hurling international matches between Ireland and Scotland

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.^[1] 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.^[2] However, anti-British sentiment within the GAA prevented a formalised series from occurring until the 1970s.^[3] It was not until 2003 that the Camanachd Association and the Gaelic Athletic Association committed to a yearly series, known as the Shinty–Hurling International Series.^[4] To date 48 fixtures have been played with Ireland winning 23 matches, Scotland winning 21 matches, and four draws.

Summary

Overall

Up to date as of 2023 fixture

Country	Series won	Series drawn	Matches won	Matches drawn	Total scores
Ireland	19	3	23	4	70–381 (613)^*
Scotland	18	3	21	4	77–356 (573)^*
^* 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)	5 (30 September 1995 – 1999)
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 (8 June 1974, 25 October 2003)	22 (2 November 2019)
^* Goals in 2012 series worth 5 points

Results

No.	Date	Result	Venue	Winner	Series winner	Reference
1	26 December 1896	Ireland 3 Scotland 0	Lea Bridge, London	Ireland	Ireland	^[1]
2	19 April 1897	Scotland 11 Ireland 2	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Scotland	Scotland won 17 to 6 on aggregate	^[1]
3	7 June 1897	Scotland 4 Ireland 4	Stamford Bridge, London	Draw
4	17 July 1897	Scotland 2 Ireland 0	Jones Road, Dublin	Scotland
No competition 1898–1921
5	5 August 1922	Scotland 5–1 Ireland 3–0	Croke Park, Dublin	Scotland		Scotland
No competition 1923
6	3 August 1924	Scotland 2 Ireland 1	Croke Park, Dublin	Scotland	Scotland	^[5]
No competition 1925–1931
7	29 June 1932	Ireland 6 Scotland 1	Croke Park, Dublin	Ireland	Ireland	^[5]
8	6 May 1933	Ireland 1 Scotland 0	Shieldhall Park, Glasgow	Ireland	Ireland
No competition 1934–1946
9	1947	Ireland 3 Scotland 2	Edinburgh	Ireland	Ireland
No competition 1948–1971
10	5 August 1972	Ireland 6–4 Scotland 4–5	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland	Ireland
11	19 May 1972	Ireland 2–16 Scotland 2–7	Croke Park, Dublin	Ireland	Ireland
12	8 June 1974	Ireland 3–8 Scotland 1–6	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland	Ireland
No competition 1975
13	7 August 1976	Scotland 5 Ireland 5	Old Anniesland, Glasgow	Draw		^[6]
14	28 May 1977	Ireland 5 Scotland 1	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork	Ireland	Ireland
15	1 July 1978	Ireland 7 Scotland 3	An Aird, Fort William	Ireland	Ireland
16	12 July 1979	Ireland 7 Scotland 3	Port E Chee Rugby Grounds, Douglas, Isle of Man	Ireland	Ireland
No competition 1980–1992
17	26 September 1993	Scotland 4 Ireland 2	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	Scotland
18	2 October 1994	Ireland 3 Scotland 3	Athenry	Draw
19	30 September 1995	Scotland 5 Ireland 4	An Aird, Fort William	Scotland	Scotland
20	28 September 1996	Scotland 3-8 Ireland 0-10	Cusack Park, Ennis	Scotland	Scotland
21	15 November 1997	Scotland 3-8 Ireland 1-9	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	Scotland
22	15 March 1998	Scotland 0-12 Ireland 0-7	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny	Scotland	Scotland
No competition 1999–2002
23	1999	Scotland 3-6 (15) Ireland 2-1 (7)		Scotland	Scotland
24	25 October 2003	Ireland 5–9 (24) Scotland 1–13 (16)	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland	Ireland	^[7]
25	16 October 2004	Ireland 3–10 (19) Scotland 4–7 (19)	Seán Eiffe Park, Ratoath	Draw		^[8]
26	8 October 2005	Scotland 4–8 (20) Ireland 2–11 (17)	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	Scotland	^[7]
27	5 November 2006	Scotland 2–13 (19) Ireland 2–5 (11)	Croke Park, Dublin	Scotland	Scotland	^[7]
28	13 October 2007	Scotland 4–10 (22) Ireland 0–11 (11)	An Aird, Fort William	Scotland	Scotland	^[7]
29	18 October 2008	Scotland 1–10 (13) Ireland 1–9 (12)	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny	Scotland	Scotland	^[7]
30	31 October 2009	Ireland 2–8 (14) Scotland 1–8 (11)	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland	Ireland	^[7]
31	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	^[7]
32	13 November 2010	Scotland 3–7 (16) Ireland 5–6 (21)	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland	Ireland win 7–21 (42) to 5–23 (38) on aggregate	^[9]
33	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	^[10]
34	29 October 2011	Scotland 1–11 (14) Ireland 2–9 (15)	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland	Ireland win 3–25 (36) to 3–19 (28) on aggregate	^[11]
35	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	^[7]
36	27 October 2012	Ireland 8–11 (51) Scotland 4–3 (23)	Cusack Park, Ennis	Ireland	Ireland win 11–21 (76) to 6–12 (42) on aggregate	^[12]
37	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	^[13]
38	2 November 2013	Scotland 0–14 (14) Ireland 1–15 (18)	Bught Park, Inverness	Ireland	Ireland win 5–27 (42) to 2–26 (32) on aggregate	^[14]
39	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	^[15]
40	25 October 2014	Ireland 2–18 (24) Scotland 0–8 (8)	Pairc Esler, Newry	Ireland	Ireland win 4–26 (38) to 3–22 (31) on aggregate	^[16]
41	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	^[17]
42	21 November 2015	Ireland 2–10 (16) Scotland 2–8 (14)	Croke Park, Dublin	Ireland	Scotland win 5–23 (38) to 4–18 (30) on aggregate	^[18]
43	22 October 2016	Scotland 0–14 (14) Ireland 0–5 (5)	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	Scotland	^[19]
44	21 October 2017	Scotland 2-12 (18) Ireland 0-15 (15)	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	Scotland	^[20]
45	20 October 2018	Scotland 1-11 (14) Ireland 1-9 (12)	Bught Park, Inverness	Scotland	Scotland	^[21]
46	2 November 2019	Scotland 5-11 (26) Ireland 0-4 (4)	Abbotstown	Scotland	Scotland	^[22]
The 2020–2022 fixtures were postponed by agreement of the Camanachd Association and the GAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[23]
47	21 October 2023	Ireland 0-22 (22) Scotland 2-08 (14)	Páirc Esler, Newry	Ireland	Ireland	^[24]
48	26 October 2024	Ireland 3-16 (25) Scotland 5-07 (22) (a.e.t.)	Cusack Park, Ennis	Ireland	Ireland	^[25]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "BBC – A Sporting Nation – The first combined shinty/hurling match 1897". BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ "Tour to Australia on cards". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ Stegman, Jonas (5 October 2014). "A beginners guide to shinty-hurling".
^ "International shinty-hurling test 2014: Preview (GAA.ie)". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Hurling-Shinty International Tailteann Games Ireland v Scotland 1924-1932". GAA World. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Shinty & Hurling". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Broken Hurley Close Up End To Shinty / Hurling Double-Header". Skye Camanchd. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Dooley's late brace earns shares of spoils for Irish". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "In brief: Friend's focus for McDowell". Irish Independent. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Ireland cruise to win in first leg of shinty series". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Ireland win Shinty series". Irish Independent. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Hurling/Shinty International: Ireland overpower Scotland". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Ireland win Hurling/Shinty First Test". GAA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Scotland 0-14 Ireland 1-15". RTE. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "HURLING/SHINTY INTERNATIONAL SERIES FIRST TEST: SCOTLAND 3-14 IRELAND 2-8". GAA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Ireland retain Shinty series after second-leg win over Scotland". BBC Sport. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ Duffy, Cóilín (24 October 2015). "Kevin Bartlett helps Scotland to power past Ireland". RTE. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ Mooney, Francis (21 November 2015). "Ireland edge Scotland in Hurling-Shinty clash". RTE. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Shinty-hurling international: Scotland 14-5 Ireland". BBC Sport. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Scotland retain hurling-shinty honours in Inverness". RTE. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Scotland hit back to beat Ireland in shinty-hurling contest". BBC Sport. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ Ie, Gaa (2 November 2019). "Scotland too strong for Ireland in Hurling-Shinty International". GAA. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ https://www.shinty.com/camanachd/news/camanachd-association-announce-cancellation-of-2020-international-matches?q=hurling ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Ireland victorious over Scotland in terrific Hurling-Shinty contest". GAA. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "Eoin Cody hat-trick fires Ireland to extra-time shinty victory over Scots". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

External links

2010 Series First Test – from YouTube

[First_match-1] "BBC – A Sporting Nation – The first combined shinty/hurling match 1897". BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[History-2] "Tour to Australia on cards". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[3] Stegman, Jonas (5 October 2014). "A beginners guide to shinty-hurling".

[4] "International shinty-hurling test 2014: Preview (GAA.ie)". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.

[1924-1932_matches-5] "Hurling-Shinty International Tailteann Games Ireland v Scotland 1924-1932". GAA World. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[1976_series-6] "Shinty & Hurling". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2000s_results-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Broken Hurley Close Up End To Shinty / Hurling Double-Header". Skye Camanchd. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2004_Series-8] "Dooley's late brace earns shares of spoils for Irish". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2010_series-9] "In brief: Friend's focus for McDowell". Irish Independent. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2011_1st_test-10] "Ireland cruise to win in first leg of shinty series". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2011_2nd_test-11] "Ireland win Shinty series". Irish Independent. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2012_2nd_test-12] "Hurling/Shinty International: Ireland overpower Scotland". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2013_1st_test-13] "Ireland win Hurling/Shinty First Test". GAA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2013_2nd_test-14] "Scotland 0-14 Ireland 1-15". RTE. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2014_1st_test-15] "HURLING/SHINTY INTERNATIONAL SERIES FIRST TEST: SCOTLAND 3-14 IRELAND 2-8". GAA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2014_2nd_test-16] "Ireland retain Shinty series after second-leg win over Scotland". BBC Sport. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2015_1st_test-17] Duffy, Cóilín (24 October 2015). "Kevin Bartlett helps Scotland to power past Ireland". RTE. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2015_2nd_test-18] Mooney, Francis (21 November 2015). "Ireland edge Scotland in Hurling-Shinty clash". RTE. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2016_test-19] "Shinty-hurling international: Scotland 14-5 Ireland". BBC Sport. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2017_test-20] "Scotland retain hurling-shinty honours in Inverness". RTE. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2018_test-21] "Scotland hit back to beat Ireland in shinty-hurling contest". BBC Sport. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2019_test-22] Ie, Gaa (2 November 2019). "Scotland too strong for Ireland in Hurling-Shinty International". GAA. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[23] ttps://www.shinty.com/camanachd/news/camanachd-association-announce-cancellation-of-2020-international-matches?q=hurling ^{[dead link‍]}

[24] "Ireland victorious over Scotland in terrific Hurling-Shinty contest". GAA. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[25] "Eoin Cody hat-trick fires Ireland to extra-time shinty victory over Scots". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

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