2007 International Rules Series
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The 2007 International Rules Series was to be the 10th series of international rules football
to be played between Ireland
and Australia
since the establishment of the annual International Rules Series
tournament and the 16th tour overall and was to be held in Australia
. The tour however was cancelled after violence marred the 2005
and in particular 2006
series', with much of the blame being laid by Irish commentators on the rough tactics of the Australian team.
In December 2006, the GAA decided to abandon the 2007 series.
The series was renewed in 2008
International rules football
International rules football is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players....
to be played between Ireland
Ireland international rules football team
The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football...
and Australia
Australia international rules football team
This article concerns the men's team; for information on the Australian women's team, see Australia women's international rules football team....
since the establishment of the annual International Rules Series
International Rules Series
The International Rules Series is a senior men's International rules football competition between the Australia international rules football team and the Ireland international rules football team...
tournament and the 16th tour overall and was to be held in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The tour however was cancelled after violence marred the 2005
2005 International Rules Series
The 2005 International Rules series was the 8th annual International Rules Series and the 14th time that a test series of International rules football was played between Ireland and Australia and was won by Australia....
and in particular 2006
2006 International Rules series
The 2006 International Rules series is the 9th annual International Rules Series and the 15th time that a test series of international rules football has been played between Ireland and Australia....
series', with much of the blame being laid by Irish commentators on the rough tactics of the Australian team.
In December 2006, the GAA decided to abandon the 2007 series.
"On the recommendation of the Management Committee, it was agreed that there would be no Junior or Senior Series of games in 2007. suspended for 2007
The series was renewed in 2008
2008 International Rules Series
The 2008 International Rules series was the 10th annual International Rules Series and the 16th time that a test series of international rules football has been played between Ireland and Australia....