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. 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. However, anti-British sentiment within 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, known as the Shinty–Hurling International Series. To date 43 fixtures have been played with Ireland winning 22 matches, Scotland winning 18 matches, and three draws.

Summary Overall Up to date as of 2025 fixture CountryMatches wonMatches drawnWin% Ireland 223 51.16% Scotland 1841.86%

Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set. RecordIrelandScotlandLongest winning streak7 (13 November 2010 – 2 November 2013)5 (30 September 1995 – 1999)Largest points forHome8-11 (51) (27 October 2012)*3-15 (24) (24 October 2015)Away3-10 (25) (20 October 2012)*5-11 (26) (2 November 2019)Largest winning marginHome28 (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 Below is a table of all of the documented Shinty-Hurling international matches between Ireland and Scotland including those of the Shinty–Hurling International Series which began in 2003. No. Date Result Venue Winner International Series winner Reference1 3 August 1924Scotland 2 Ireland 1Croke Park, Dublin Scotland2 29 June 1932Ireland 6 Scotland 1 Ireland31947Ireland 3 Scotland 2Edinburgh Ireland45 August 1972Ireland 6–4 Scotland 4–5Bught Park, Inverness Ireland519 May 1973Ireland 2–16 Scotland 2–7Croke Park, Dublin Ireland6 8 June 1974Ireland 3–8 Scotland 1–6Bught Park, Inverness Ireland7 7 August 1976Scotland 5 Ireland 5Old Anniesland, GlasgowDraw8 28 May 1977Ireland 5 Scotland 1Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Ireland9 1 July 1978Ireland 7 Scotland 3An Aird, Fort William Ireland10 12 July 1979Ireland 7 Scotland 3Port E Chee Rugby Grounds, Douglas, Isle of Man Ireland11 26 September 1993Scotland 4 Ireland 2Bught Park, Inverness Scotland12 2 October 1994Ireland 3 Scotland 3AthenryDraw13 30 September 1995Scotland 5 Ireland 4An Aird, Fort William Scotland14 28 September 1996Scotland 3-8 Ireland 0-10Cusack Park, Ennis Scotland15 15 November 1997Scotland 3-8 Ireland 1-9Bught Park, Inverness Scotland16 15 March 1998Scotland 0-12 Ireland 0-7Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Scotland1713 March 1999Scotland 3-6 (15)Ireland 2-1 (7)Bught Park, Inverness Scotland1825 October 2003Ireland 5–9 (24)Scotland 1–13 (16)Bught Park, Inverness Ireland Ireland1916 October 2004Ireland 3–10 (19)Scotland 4–7 (19)Seán Eiffe Park, RatoathDraw 208 October 2005Scotland 4–8 (20)Ireland 2–11 (17)Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland215 November 2006Scotland 2–13 (19)Ireland 2–5 (11)Croke Park, Dublin Scotland Scotland2213 October 2007Scotland 4–10 (22)Ireland 0–11 (11)An Aird, Fort William Scotland Scotland2318 October 2008Scotland 1–10 (13)Ireland 1–9 (12)Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Scotland Scotland2431 October 2009Ireland 1–11 (14)Scotland 1–8 (11)Bught Park, Inverness Ireland Ireland 25 30 October 2010Ireland 2–15 (21)Scotland 2–16 (22) Croke Park, Dublin Scotland Ireland win 7–21 (42) to 5–23 (38) on aggregate26 13 November 2010Scotland 3–7 (16)Ireland 5–6 (21)Bught Park, Inverness Ireland 27 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 28 29 October 2011 Scotland 1–11 (14)Ireland 2–9 (15) Bught Park, Inverness Ireland 29 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 3027 October 2012 Ireland 8–11 (51)Scotland 4–3 (23)Cusack Park, Ennis Ireland 31 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 322 November 2013 Scotland 0–14 (14)Ireland 1–15 (18) Bught Park, Inverness Ireland 33 18 October 2014Scotland 3–14 (23)Ireland 2–8 (14) Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Ireland win 4–26 (38) to 3–22 (31) on aggregate 3425 October 2014 Ireland 2–18 (24)Scotland 0–8 (8)Pairc Esler, Newry Ireland 35 24 October 2015 Scotland 3–15 (24)Ireland 2–8 (14)Bught Park, Inverness ScotlandDraw† 3621 November 2015 Ireland 2–10 (16)Scotland 2–8 (14) Croke Park, Dublin Ireland 37 22 October 2016 Scotland 0–14 (14)Ireland 0–5 (5)Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland 3821 October 2017 Scotland 2-12 (18) Ireland 0-15 (15)Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland 39 20 October 2018 Scotland 1-11 (14)Ireland 1-9 (12)Bught Park, Inverness Scotland Scotland 40 2 November 2019 Scotland 5-11 (26)Ireland 0-4 (4)Abbotstown Scotland ScotlandThe 2020–2022 fixtures were postponed by agreement of the Camanachd Association and the GAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.https://www.shinty.com/camanachd/news/camanachd-association-announce-cancellation-of-2020-international-matches?q=hurling 41 21 October 2023 Ireland 0-22 (22) Scotland 2-08 (14) Páirc Esler, Newry Ireland Ireland 42 26 October 2024 Ireland 3-16 (25) Scotland 5-07 (22) Cusack Park, Ennis Ireland Ireland 43 25 October 2025 Ireland 3-03 (12) Scotland 2-04 (10) Bught Park, Inverness Ireland Ireland†According to the GAA the two 2015 matches were played as stand alone fixtures; as such no aggregate scoring was used, resulting in a 1-1 overall result

Notable Shinty-Hurling matches Below is a table of other notable shinty-hurling matches that did not feature the full Irish or Scottish international sides. Date Result Venue Winner Reference26 December 1896London GAA 3 London Scottish 0Lea Bridge, LondonLondon GAA19 April 1897Glasgow Cowal 11 Dublin Celtic 2Celtic Park, Glasgow Glasgow Cowal17 July 1897Glasgow Cowal 2 Dublin Celtic 0Jones Road, DublinGlasgow CowalMay 1901Glasgow Caledonian 5 Rapparees 2Possilpark, GlasgowGlasgow Caledonian 5 August 1922Skye 5–1 Glasgow GAA 3–0 Skye 6 May 1933Combined Universities GAA 1 Southern Scottish Shinty League 0Shieldhall Park, GlasgowCombined Universities GAA

See also Shinty–Hurling International Series Ireland national hurling team Scotland national shinty team

References

External links 2010 Series First Test – from YouTube