▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁Sh int y / H ur ling , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁hy brid ▁sport ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁rules ▁from ▁the ▁Scottish ▁sport ▁of ▁Sh int y ▁and ▁the ▁Irish ▁sport ▁of ▁Hur ling . ▁ ▁Match es ▁are ▁played ▁at ▁men ' s ▁senior , ▁men ' s ▁under ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁women ' s ▁levels , ▁with ▁Scotland ▁having ▁had ▁the ▁most ▁success ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁winning ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁senior ▁series . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁known ▁international ▁fi xture ▁between ▁a ▁Scottish ▁sh int y ▁team ▁and ▁Irish ▁hur ling ▁team ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁London ▁Cam anch d ▁and ▁London ▁G AA ▁local ▁clubs ▁met ▁in ▁a ▁friendly . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁series ▁featuring ▁an ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁rules ▁from ▁both ▁sports , ▁occurred ▁at ▁C elt ic ▁Park ▁in ▁Scotland ▁between ▁Glasgow ▁Cow al ▁and ▁Dublin ▁C elt ic . ▁International ▁tests ▁between ▁all - Sc ot land ▁and ▁all - I reland ▁teams ▁were ▁played ▁inter mitt ently ▁prior ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁though ▁the ▁anti - B rit ish ▁sentiment ▁of ▁the ▁G AA ▁prevent ed ▁a ▁formal ised ▁series ▁from ▁occurr ing ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁that ▁the ▁Cam an ach d ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁committed ▁to ▁a ▁year ly ▁series , ▁though ▁in ▁recent