Shinty

Shinty hails from the Scottish Highlands and has a distinct Celtic influence - being similar to the Irish games of Hurling and Camogie. The sport is very fast and skilful, and requires a great deal of courage from its participants. Universities have played an instrumental part in the modern development of the sport in Scotland and its governing body, the Camanachd Association - Aberdeen University being the first fully constituted Shinty Club in Scotland.

Scottish Universities Shinty continues to thrive today: providing high class Shinty in a winter league complimentary to the national summer season, and helping to introduce countless new players to the game - from all over the world. The closely-fought inter-university league programme runs from September to February, and comes to a head in the Littlejohn Vase - the fiercely competitive inter-university tournament contested since 1905.

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MENS 1A

WOMENS 1A

The Annual Eire-Alba-Oilthigh Camogie-Shinty-Hurling International is another highlight of the University calendar. Played every January, the match sees the cream of Scottish Student Shinty (both male and female) clash with an all-star select of Irish Camogie and Hurling players studying in Britain.

Despite being a sport steeped in Scottish history, University Shinty is a sport going from strength to strength. Home to some of the best up and coming male and female Shinty players from all over Scotland and beyond, it is the ideal opportunity for students new to the game to learn from some of the best. As well as the Littlejohn, Scotland-Ireland International and University League, there are also indoor and outdoor tournaments and a friendly, fun and tight-knit environment off the field.

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