Shinty

Shinty - A fast paced Scottish sport with similarities to hockey and hurling with historic roots

What is Shinty?

Shinty is best described as 'hockey with no rules'. Although Shinty has rules, there is much more freedom, such as full swings and blocking to defend.

A similar sport to Shinty you may have heard of is Hurling, which is played in Ireland, and every year there is the Shinty-Hurling International match played between Scotland and Ireland using different sticks, Camans (Shinty) and Hurleys (Hurling).

What to Expect?

We have a men’s and a women’s team who compete against other Scottish universities throughout the academic year in the Scottish Student Shinty League. We finish the year with the Littlejohn tournament – an exciting one-day event in St Andrews where all the universities compete against each other.

There are many opportunities to progress your shinty career through our club such as playing for the Scottish universities squad or our close partners at the local shinty club, Aberdeen University Camanachd, who compete in leagues and cups against other teams across Scotland.

Social Perks

Our socials are lots of fun and not to be missed, with regular events throughout the season such as the greatest pub crawls in Aberdeen, ceilidhs, and regular socials. Joining our club will give you access to outstanding member discounts with our 24-25 sponsors - The Bobbin and Revolution.