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Sport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key part in the evolution of sport in Scotland, with all-weather sports like association football and golf dominating the national sporting consciousness. However, many other sports are played in the country, with popularity varying between sports and ...
Pages in category "Sports originating in Scotland" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
History of sport in Scotland by team (2 C) C. History of Scottish cricket (2 C) D. Defunct sports clubs and teams in Scotland (5 C, 3 P)
Shinty (Scottish Gaelic: camanachd, iomain) is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and among Highland migrants to the major cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread in Scotland, [2] [3] [4] and was even played in Northern England into the second half of the 20th century [5] [4] and other areas in the world where ...
Some of the categories about sport in the United Kingdom have not yet been subdivided between the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. There are some articles relevant to sport in Scotland in Category:Sport in the United Kingdom.
Even as late as 1870, football was an unfamiliar sport in Scotland. In that year, C.W. Alcock's received no response to his challenges issued in Scottish newspapers, including the Glasgow Herald, for homegrown contenders to face an English eleven. One response to Alcock's challenges illustrates that football was eclipsed in Scotland by other ...
Scotland won 13–7, and with it their third Grand Slam. The second World Cup took place in 1991 with matches shared between the Five Nations. Scotland won their pool, though the game against Ireland was close, and then beat Western Samoa in the quarter-final. They went out to England in the semi-final held at Murrayfield to a Rob Andrew drop goal.
The Scotland national team decides to select England-based players for the first time to improve their chances of winning the 1895–96 British Home Championship fixture against England, holding a selection trial between their 'Home' and 'Anglo' players [48] [49] Scotland win the match and the championship, and the trial becomes an annual event ...