Home Internationals

This page is hosted by British Orienteering on behalf of the four Home Nations.

England Website

Northern Ireland Website

Scotland Website

Wales Website

Important recent documents for the Home Internationals can be found below:

• About the England Orienteering Council
• England Junior Selection Policy for WJHI 2008
• England Veteran Selection Policy for VHI 2008
• England Veteran Selection Policy for Interland 2008
• England Junior Selection Policy for Interland 2008
• England Junior Selection Policy for Interland 2009
• England SHI Selections
• England WJHI Selections 2008
• England Interland Veteran Selections 2008
• England Interland Selections 2008

There are Home Internationals for Juniors, Seniors and Veterans.

Guidelines

Junior Home International (JHI) Guidelines

Senior Home International (SHI) Guidelines

Veteran Home International (VHI) Guidelines

Full Guidelines and Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria to compete in the Home Internationals

To be eligible to represent a country in a Home International (HI) a person must be a current British Orienteering member and be:

• Eligible by Birth.  Be born in that country OR
• Eligible by Parentage.  Have a parent who was born in that country OR
• Eligible by Residence.  Have established permanent residence in that country for at least one year.
• AND, if M/W18 or younger has not represented another country that calendar year; if M/W20 or older, has not represented any other country in a nation v nation international in the previous two years (GBR and (for Irish runners only) Eire excepted)

Notes:

• Students are eligible by residence if they can prove a home base in that Country. Established eligibility is voided if another nation is represented.
• Seniors and Veterans: Two fallow years e.g. Two missed Home Internationals. Juniors may only represent one Country in any calendar year.

The Home Internationals Rota