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The International Rules Series is a senior men's International rules football

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....

competition between the Australia international rules football team

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....

(selected by the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

) and the Ireland international rules football team

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...

(selected by the Gaelic Athletic Association

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

). The series is played twice every three years in October and November after the completion of the AFL Grand Final

AFL Grand Final

The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions for that year...

and the All-Ireland Football Final which are both traditionally played in late September. The matches are played using a set of compromise rules decided upon by both the two governing bodies; known formally as International rules football

International rules football

. While the International Rules Series matches use some rules from Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

, the field, ball and uniforms of both teams are all from Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

.

The two teams contest a trophy, which in 2004 was named the Cormac McAnallen Cup, after a Tyrone

Tyrone GAA

The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....

Gaelic footballer, Cormac McAnallen

Cormac McAnallen

Cormac McAnallen was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Tyrone. He won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with the county in 2003, also winning the Ulster Senior Football Championship twice and two National League titles. At underage level he won an All-Ireland Minor and two...

, who died that year from a heart

Heart

The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...

condition after representing Ireland in the previous three series.

The concept for the series originates from the Australian Football World Tour

Australian Football World Tour

The Australian Football World Tour was a series of International Rules Football matches, organised by football sports broadcaster and former VFL umpire Harry Beitzel in 1967 and 1968.-First tour:...

, which took place in 1967. The first series took place in Ireland in 1984

1984 International Rules series

The 1984 International Rules series took place in Ireland and consisted of three Test matches between the Australian and Irish international rules football teams....

under a three match format, whereby the team accumulating the most wins from the series gained victory. Following poor Australian crowds and relative lack of interest in 1990

1990 International Rules series

The 1990 International Rules series took place in Australia and consisted of three Test matches between the Australian and Irish international rules football teams.-Summary:1st Test Venue: Waverley Park, Melbourne Crowd: 18,3322nd Test...

, the series was revived in 1998

1998 International Rules Series

The 1998 International Rules Series was the first official annual series between the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian Football League since it was cancelled in 1990,it was part of a 4 year agreement...

under a two match aggregate points format.

The series alternates host countries each appropriate year between Ireland and Australia. Since the commencement of the modern era series in 1998, the average attendance up to the conclusion of the 2010 series was 47,160. Only once has any test sold out in Australia, in Perth in 2003. The first entire series to sell out was in Ireland in 2006 when a combined record crowd of 112,127 was set, as well as the largest international sports fixture at Croke Park

Croke Park

Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...

for the second test.

The tests were indefinitely postponed by the GAA in 2007 following the 2006 Series

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....

, citing a series of violent onfield incidents. However, the series resumed in October 2008 in Australia, after the GAA and AFL reached collective agreement on a revised set of rules. It has since been held in 2010

2010 International Rules Series

The 2010 International Rules Series was the 12th International Rules Series, contested between Gaelic football players from Ireland and Australian rules football players from Australia...

in Ireland and in 2011

2011 International Rules Series

The 2011 International Rules Series was the 13th International Rules Series contested between Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian rules footballers from Australia. The series was played over two test matches, with Ireland winning the series by 130-65 points on aggregate...

in Australia.

All-time standings

Note: includes statistics from 1984 (fully updated post 2011 series)

Country	Series won	Test matches won ¹	Points scored
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...	8	18	1,993
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....	8	16	1,941

¹ Two draws (second Test 1999, second Test 2002).

Records

Biggest series win (1998-2011): 65 points, 2011, Australia 65–130 Ireland
Biggest test win (1998-2011): 44 points, first test 2011, Australia 36-80 Ireland
Closest series (1998-2011): 5 points, 2008, Australia 97–102 Ireland
Highest-scoring test (1998-2011): 164 points, first test 2005, Australia 100–64 Ireland
Lowest-scoring test (1998-2011): 84 points, second test 2002, Ireland 42–42 Australia
Highest attendance (1998-2011): 82,127, Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...

, second test 2006
Highest attendance (1984-1990): 32,318, Croke Park, third test 1984
Lowest attendance (1998-2011): 12,545, Metricon Stadium
Carrara Stadium
Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

, second test 2011
Lowest attendance (1984-1990): 7,000, Bruce Stadium
Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, second test 1990
Average attendance (1998-2010): 47,160
Average attendance (1984-2010): 35,245

Series results

Scores are given in the form [goals]–[overs]–[behinds] ([points]). A goal equals 6 points, an over, 3, and a behind, 1. So 2–9–10 (49) means 2 goals, 9 overs and 10 behinds; 2(6) + 9(3) + 10(1) = 12 + 27 + 10 = 49 points in total.

Tests (1998-2011)

Year	Host country	First test	Venue	Att.	Second test	Venue	Att.	Total	Series winner
2011 2011 International Rules Series The 2011 International Rules Series was the 13th International Rules Series contested between Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian rules footballers from Australia. The series was played over two test matches, with Ireland winning the series by 130-65 points on aggregate...	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...	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... 4–17–5 (80) Australia 1–8–6 (36)	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	22,921	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... 1–13–5 (50) 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.... 0–7–8 (29)	Metricon Stadium Carrara Stadium Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara.... , Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...	12,545	130 65	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
2010 2010 International Rules Series The 2010 International Rules Series was the 12th International Rules Series, contested between Gaelic football players from Ireland and Australian rules football players from Australia...	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	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.... 0–14–5 (47) 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... 1–8–10 (40)	Gaelic Grounds Gaelic Grounds The Gaelic Grounds or Páirc na nGael is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Limerick City, Ireland, home to the Limerick hurling and football teams.... , Limerick Limerick Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...	30,117	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.... 0–14–13 (55) 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... 1–11–13 (52)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin	61,842	102 92	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...
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....	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...	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... 3–6–9 (45) 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.... 0–12–8 (44)	Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... , Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	35,153	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... 4–8–9 (57) 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.... 3–8–11 (53)	MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... , Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	42,823	102 97	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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....	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	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... 1–12–6 (48) 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.... 1–9–7 (40)	Pearse Stadium Pearse Stadium Pearse Stadium is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium, in County Galway, Ireland. The stadium opened on June 16, 1957, as 16,000 people came to watch Galway beat Tipperary in hurling, and Kerry in football, and to watch Bishop Michael Browne bless the facility.The stadium was opened... , Galway Galway Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...	35,000*	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.... 3–15–6 (69) 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... 0–7–10 (31)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin	82,127*	109 79	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...
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....	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...	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.... 2–27–7 (100) 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... 3–11–13 (64)	Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... , Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	39,098	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.... 0–18–9 (63) 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... 0–11–9 (42)	Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... , Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	45,428	163 106	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...
2004	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	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... 3–17–8 (77) 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.... 1–9–8 (41)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin	46,370	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... 1–15–4 (55) 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.... 0–12–5 (41)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin	60,515	132 82	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
2003	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...	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.... 3–10–8 (56) 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... 1–10–10 (46)	Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... , Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	41,228*	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... 2–9–9 (48) 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.... 1–10–9 (45)	MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... , Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	60,235	101 94	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...
2002	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	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.... 2–13–8 (59) 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... 1–13–8 (53)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin	44,421	Draw: 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... 1–8–12 (42) 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.... 1–11–3 (42)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin	71,532	101 95	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...
2001 2001 International Rules Series The 2001 International Rules series was the 8th annual International Rules Series and the xth time that a test series of International rules football was played between Ireland and Australia and was won by Ireland.-2001 Series:...	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...	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... 2–13–8 (59) 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.... 1–13–8 (53)	MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... , Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	48,121	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... 2–17–8 (71) 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.... 1–13–7 (52)	Football Park, Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	31,713	130 105	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
2000	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	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.... 0–14–13 (55) 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... 1–11–8 (47)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin	38,000	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.... 2–15–11 (68) 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... 1–12–9 (51)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin	57,289	123 98	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...
1999 1999 International Rules Series The 1999 International Rules Series was the 2nd annual International Rules Series and the third time that a test series of International Rules Football has been played between Ireland and Australia since the series resumed in 1998....	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...	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... 2–16–10 (70) 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.... 0–15–17 (62)	MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... , Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	64,326	Draw: 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.... 2–12–4 (52) 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... 1–11–13 (52)	Football Park, Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	45,187	122 114	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
1998 1998 International Rules Series The 1998 International Rules Series was the first official annual series between the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian Football League since it was cancelled in 1990,it was part of a 4 year agreement...	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	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.... 2–12–14 (62) 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... 2–12–13 (61)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin	22,000	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... 4–12–7 (67) 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.... 2–10–14 (56)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin	35,000	128 118	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

Tests (1984-1990)

Year	Host country	First test	Venue	Att.	Second test	Venue	Att.	Third test	Venue	Att.	Series winner
1990 1990 International Rules series The 1990 International Rules series took place in Australia and consisted of three Test matches between the Australian and Irish international rules football teams.-Summary:1st Test Venue: Waverley Park, Melbourne Crowd: 18,3322nd Test...	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...	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... 0-12-11 (47) Australia 0-10-8 (38)	VFL Park Waverley Park Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of...	18,332	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... 3-9-7 (52) Australia 0-7-10 (31)	Bruce Stadium Canberra Stadium Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...	7,000	Australia 0-13-11 (50) 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... 0-12-8 (44)	WACA Ground WACA Ground The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....	7,770	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
1987 1987 International Rules series The 1987 International Rules series took place in Ireland and consisted of three Test matches between the Australian and Irish international rules football teams.-Summary:1st Test Venue: Croke Park, Dublin Crowd: 15,5322nd Test...	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	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... 3-7-14 (53) Australia 1-11-12 (51)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...	15,532	Australia 3-14-12 (72) 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... 3-6-11 (47)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...	15,485	Australia 0-14-17 (59) 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... 1-13-10 (55)	Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...	27,023	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...
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Jim Stynes Medal

The Jim Stynes Medal is awarded to the best player of the Australian team

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....

for each series. It was first awarded in 1998 and named after Jim Stynes

Jim Stynes

James "Jim" Stynes OAM is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a businessman, philanthropist, writer, youth worker, qualified teacher and chairman of Melbourne Football Club since 2008....

, the former Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

er who went on to win the Brownlow Medal

Brownlow Medal

The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...

, the highest individual award in Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

1998 – Stephen Silvagni
Stephen Silvagni
Stephen Silvagni is a former Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club.During his long VFL/AFL career, from his debut in 1985, until his retirement in 2001, he gained the reputation as one of the greatest ever full-backs to play the game and was named as full-back in the AFL Team...

(Carlton)
1999 – Jason Akermanis
Jason Akermanis
Jason Dean Akermanis is an Australian rules football player. He is a Brownlow Medallist and triple premiership player who played for the Brisbane Bears, Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs...

(Brisbane)
2000 – James Hird
James Hird
James Hird is a former professional Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League....

(Essendon)
2001 – Matthew Lloyd
Matthew Lloyd
Matthew James Lloyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and was the captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League...

(Essendon)
2002 – Andrew Kellaway
Andrew Kellaway
Andrew Kellaway is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL.Educated at Caulfield Grammar School, Kellaway joined his brother Duncan at Richmond in 1997...

(Richmond)
2003 – Brent Harvey
Brent Harvey
Brent "Boomer" Harvey is an Australian rules footballer and the current captain of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....

(North Melbourne)
2004 – Nathan Brown (Richmond)
2005 – Andrew McLeod
Andrew McLeod
Andrew Luke McLeod is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club. He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games....

(Adelaide)
2006 – Ryan O'Keefe
Ryan O'Keefe
Ryan O'Keefe is an Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, and part of the Swans' 2005 premiership-winning side....

(Sydney)
2008 – Kade Simpson
Kade Simpson
Kade Simpson is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League....

(Carlton)
2010 – Dane Swan
Dane Swan
Dane Swan is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.Since 2007 Swan has emerged as one of the AFL's elite midfielders, winner of the prestigious Brownlow Medal in 2011 with a record tally of 34 votes...

(Collingwood)
2011 – James Kelly (Geelong)

GAA Medal

The GAA
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

Medal (also known as the Irish player of the series) is awarded in similar circumstances to the Australian award, whereby the Irish player adjudged as the best performed from each series wins the medal. It has been awarded since 2008.

2008 - Graham Canty
Graham Canty
Graham Canty is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Bantry Blues and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2001. Canty captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 2010.-Club:Canty plays his club football with his local club called Bantry...

(Cork)
2010 - Colm Begley
Colm Begley
Colm Begley is a Gaelic footballer from Ireland. He has also played Australian rules football for the St Kilda Football Club and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League .-Recruitment:...

(Laois)
2011 - Tadgh Kennelly (Kerry/Sydney Swans)

Harry Beitzel Medal

The Harry Beitzel
Harry Beitzel
Harry Beitzel is an Australian sports broadcaster and media personality best known for his contribution to Australian rules football.-Umpiring career:...

Medal was awarded to players adjudged "fairest and best" on the field during the 1984 to 1990 series. Beitzel was honoured for his pioneering of the sport and the fact that he arranged the first ever official contact between the two sports of Gaelic

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

and Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

1984 - Jimmy Kerrigan
Jimmy Kerrigan
Jimmy Kerrigan is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Nemo Rangers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1978 until 1990. Kerrigan is one of the most decorated inter-county club footballers of all-time...

(Ireland)
1986 - Robert Dipierdomenico
Robert DiPierdomenico
Robert "Dipper" DiPierdomenico is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL of Italian descent and a member of the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century...

(Australia)
1987 - Tony McGuinness (Australia)
1990 - Jack O'Shea
Jack O'Shea
Jack O’Shea is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played football at various times with his local clubs St. Mary’s in Kerry and Leixlip in Kildare. He was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1976 until 1992...

(Ireland)

Sponsorship

The Australian team were sponsored until 2006 by Foster's

Foster's Group

Foster's Group is a beer group with interests in brewing and soft drinks. Foster's Group is the brewer of the Foster's Lager. Foster's Group Limited is a publicly-listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange and is based in Melbourne, Victoria...

, which also sponsored series held in Australia. Toyota took over both roles for the 2008 series. Australian plastic

Plastic

A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...

manufacturer Nylex sponsored the Australian team in 2010, whilst Toyota and Carlton Draught

Carlton Draught

Carlton Draught is a 4.6% pale lager made in Australia by Carlton & United Beverages.-Description:Carlton Draught is a pale lager which is sold on tap in its home state of Victoria as well as in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, and is one of Australia's most...

were guernsey sponsors for the 2011 series.

The Irish team, and all series held in Ireland, were sponsored by Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola Company

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until 2008. The 2010 series in Ireland was sponsored by the Irish Daily Mail

Irish Daily Mail

The Irish Daily Mail is a newspaper published in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland by Associated Newspapers. The paper was launched in February 2006 with a launch strategy that included giving away free copies on the first day of circulation and low pricing subsequently....

, while Irish language

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

television station TG4

TG4

TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....

sponsored the Irish team (both in 2010 and 2011).

Television

The International Rules Series has been broadcast on television in Australia and Ireland since the late 1990s. In Ireland it has usually been broadcast on RTÉ Two, though the 2010 and 2011 series was broadcast live by Gaelic

Gaelic

Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels", including language and culture. As a noun, it may refer to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually.-Gaelic languages:...

language channel TG4

TG4

TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....

. In Australia, the 2005 series was broadcast by the Nine Network

Nine Network

The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...

and the 2008 series by the Seven Network

Seven Network

The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...

, while Network Ten

Network Ten

Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...

offered delayed coverage of the 2006 series. The Seven Network

Seven Network

again provided Australian coverage for the 2010 series, while Network Ten

Network Ten

again broadcast the 2011 series.

Apart from Australia and Ireland, the international focus of the series has seen a growing international audience. From 2005, broadcasting extended its reach to the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

via Setanta Sports North America

Setanta Sports North America

Setanta Sports USA was a premium television channel launched in 2005 by the Irish sports broadcaster Setanta Sports to offer live and tape-delayed mainstream sports events in the United States and Caribbean....

and to Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

via the Australia Network

Australia Network

Australia Network, originally Australia Television International and later ABC Asia Pacific, is a free-to-air international satellite television service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation since 2006. The television and online service broadcasts 24 hours a day on 7 days a week, to...

. The 2006 series was also broadcast to the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

via Setanta Sports 2.

Criticisms

The series has a number of high-profile critics. Three-time All-Ireland winning Tyrone

Tyrone GAA

manager Mickey Harte

Mickey Harte

Michael "Mickey" Harte is the current manager of Tyrone Gaelic football team. He has led the team to three All-Ireland titles, three Ulster titles, one National League, and four Dr...

has continually called for a cessation to the game. He said in 2008 that the tours to Australia are in essence just a free holiday for the players involved, before repeating the claim in 2011 and calling on the GAA to withdraw from the Series as it does a "total disservice to the development of Gaelic games on the international stage". Similarly, Australian journalists such as Mike Sheahan

Mike Sheahan

Michael "Mike" Sheahan is an Australian journalist who specialises in Australian rules football. He is Chief Football Writer and Associate Sports Editor for the Herald Sun, a panelist on the Fox Sports program "On the Couch" and former Media Director for the VFL .Sheahan attended Werribee High...

have argued that the relevance of the series is diminished on account of the Australian team no longer being made up primarily of All-Australian

All-Australian Team

The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including interchange players and a coach, of the best performed during the season....

players.

Future of the series

The future of the series was brought into doubt through the on-field actions of Australian co-captain Chris Johnson

Chris L. Johnson

Christopher Lloyd Johnson is a former professional Australian rules footballer.His career highlights as an Australian Football League player include three premierships with Brisbane, All-Australian selection, captain of the Australian International Rules team and inclusion in the Indigenous Team...

, with high contact against at least three Irish players.

Following controversies in the 2006 series, the Irish team coach and GAA president again cast doubts on the future of the series. The AFL's chief, however, expressed optimism. The GAA stated that it intended to scrap the 2007 series altogether if the AFL did not abide by a set of laws that they intended to set out. Under the new rules, tackling limitations could be imposed by the GAA to minimise incidents such as the tackle laid by Australia's Danyle Pearce

Danyle Pearce

Danyle Pearce is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.- Early life :...

that knocked out Irish player Graham Geraghty

Graham Geraghty (footballer)

Graham Geraghty , is a Gaelic football player for the Meath senior football team.-Football career:Geraghty achieved numerous honours during his playing career with the Meath football team. He received GAA All Stars Awards in 1994 and 1999. He won three Leinster Senior Football Championship medals...

in the 2006 series.

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...Dessie Farrell
Dessie Farrell
Dessie Farrell is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin. He plays his club football for Na Fianna although his playing days may be numbered due to suffering a suspected torn cruciate ligament...

, the player’s representative stated that while there would be some disappointment amongst players that the 2007 Series will not take place, the decision was, in his view, probably a wise one."

Talks between the two organisations resumed in 2007 and the 2008 Series

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....

went ahead without incident. Since that, despite an Australian withdrawal from the 2009 Series

2009 International Rules Series

The 2009 International Rules series would have been the 12th International Rules Series....

due to "economic concerns", the Series appeared to have a strong future. Yet following the 2011 Series

2011 International Rules Series

, concerns were raised over extremely small crowd attendances. The small crowds were blamed on a lack of high-profile AFL

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

players being selected in the Australian team and a longer AFL season. Again, the series' temporary future was assured by GAA

Gaelic Athletic Association

director general Paraic Duffy

Paraic Duffy

Paraic Duffy is the 18th Director General of the Gaelic Athletic Association and a former chairman of the Monaghan county board. He replaced Liam Mulvihill in November 2007. Paraic is currently employed as the GAA's player welfare officer but will take up his position as Director General on...

, and will return in 2013 (Ireland) and 2014 (Australia).

Venues

AAMI Stadium

Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...

, Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

, Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

, Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

, Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

Croke Park

Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...

, Dublin Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

Gaelic Grounds

The Gaelic Grounds or Páirc na nGael is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Limerick City, Ireland, home to the Limerick hurling and football teams....

, Limerick

Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

Pairc Ui Chaoimh

Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Páirc Uí Chaoimh is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in the Ballintemple area of Cork in Ireland, where major hurling and Gaelic football matches are played. It is the home of Cork GAA...

, Cork

Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

, Melbourne

Melbourne

, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Pearse Stadium

Pearse Stadium is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium, in County Galway, Ireland. The stadium opened on June 16, 1957, as 16,000 people came to watch Galway beat Tipperary in hurling, and Kerry in football, and to watch Bishop Michael Browne bless the facility.The stadium was opened...

, Galway

Galway

Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

WACA Ground

The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

, Western Australia

Western Australia

External links

Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) International Rules pages
Australian Football League (AFL) International Rules pages
WFN International Rules – News and historical information section regarding the sport
Laws of the Game
Aussie Rules International International Rules page.
Footage of first test of 2010 series from YouTube
YouTube
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Australia v Ireland since 1967 - Complete series results and news archive of every test match
Tarik's International Rules Football - Series results from 1998-2008
Hogan Stand International Rules section - IRS news section from Irish GAA website

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All-time standings

Records

Series results

Tests (1998-2011)

Tests (1984-1990)

Jim Stynes Medal

GAA Medal

Harry Beitzel Medal

Sponsorship

Television

Criticisms

Future of the series

Venues

See also

External links