Shinty

Club Captains:

Padraic MacGiolla Bhirde 07513043096

Damian Ryan 07513043091

Playing Times: Saturday/Sundays at Dawson Park & Riverside

Membership Fee: £30

Club email: shinty@dundee.ac.uk

Our game of shinty goes back to the roots of Gaelic Scotland and the even earlier heritage of the Celtic race. The game of Shinty is played on a large pitch measuring approximately 150 x 80 yards with a goal 12ft wide and 10ft high and a penalty area where an attacking player cannot encroach before the ball. Games are played by 12 players per side and the duration of play is 245minute periods (90 minutes per game).

2008/2009 will be the fifth year for an officially registered Dundee University Shinty club following a two successful seasons, where a University of Dundee Shinty team competed with other Universities in Scotland. This was successful in that the Dundee University Shinty team finished mid table in the league for the last two seasons and were narrowly beaten in the semi final of the Littlejohn vase.

Therefore, if you are enthusiastic about shinty, have played the sports in the past or even if you haven’t and want to join us why not come along and speak to one of us at the Fresher’s Sports Fayre or if you miss the opportunity that day, drop us an e-mail to the above club address and rest assured we’ll get you signed up right away.