Ireland national compromise rules shinty-hurling team
Encyclopedia
The Ireland national compromise rules shinty-hurling team is the representative team for Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 (both Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 and the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

) in Composite rules shinty-hurling
Composite rules shinty-hurling
Composite rules shinty-hurling , sometimes known simply as shinty-hurling) is a hybrid sport which was developed to facilitate international matches between shinty players and hurling players....

 consisting of hurling players
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

. Few players from the highest level of hurling compete and the team is made up mostly of hurlers from competitions such as the Ring, Rackard and Meagher Cups.

At present the only team it plays is the Scotland national shinty team
Scotland national shinty team
The Scotland national shinty team is the team selected to represent Scotland and the sport of shinty in the annual composite rules international with the Ireland national hurling team. The team represents the Camanachd Association....

, on an annual basis. Ireland had a seven-year run of victories until 2004 although the next victory did not come until 2009.

Recently a women's series has been inaugurated to coincide with the men's and become an integral part of the annual series. Ireland won the first series.

2009 Squad

Paddy Mullaney - Laois

John Rowney - Laois

Joe Bergin - Offaly

Shane Dooley - Offaly

Steve Clynch - Meath

Keiran Divilly - Kildare

David Harney - Kildare

Shane Kavanagh - Carlow

John Rogers - Carlow

Johnny McIntosh - Antrim

Paddy Richmond - Antrim

Tommy Walsh - Kilkenny (captain)

Shane O'Neill - Cork

Sean McCullagh - Derry

Paul McCormack - Armagh

Gareth Johnston - Down

John Griffin - Kerry

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK