Strathglass Shinty Club in the fixture considered to be the origin of the rules that apply today in modern shinty against Glenurquhart Shinty Club at Bught Park, Inverness on 12 February 1887. Glen Urquhart won the game, played with 22 players on each side 2–0. This fixture was to be repeated on 12 January 2007 in Inverness as the opening centrepiece of the Highland 2007 celebrations in Scotland. However, despite two attempts to play the fixture, one in 2007 (as an opener to the celebrations) and the next in 2008 (as a closer) both were cancelled due to inclement weather. The trophy from
St Andrews University Shinty Club outstrips most shinty clubs in Scotland. The team has many secret traditions handed down from chieftain to chieftain. Notably, members refuse to wear yellow, forcing three players to sit out the 1978 Scottish Universities tour of the Republic of Ireland because of a yellow stripe in the tour kit. The club's women's team has also been successful in recent years. The club originally played in the Women's Shinty League setup but were often overmatched. However, in the 2010s, with a large intake every year of new students, the club has managed to achieve University league success. The club hosts the