Shinty in the United States 2006 Gary Innes, Captain of Fort William Shinty Club and Man of the Match for the 2005 Camanachd Cup visited to California to play Shinty and to teach at a workshop hosted by the Northern California Camanachd Club open to all US Shinty Clubs. Gary Innes will be returning in June 2007 to teach another workshop open to all clubs and individuals. This workshop will help developing clubs as well as beginning level players. The club played its first twelve a-side fixture in Scotland against Skye Camanachd on 6 September 2007, they were defeated 9-0. The spring of 2008 marked
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