International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1998-2006

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International Rules Series 1998

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
11.10.98Croke Park, DublinAustralia2-13-11 (62)Ireland2-13-10 (61)
18.10.98Croke Park, DublinIreland4-12-7 (67)Australia2-10-14 (56)

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Ireland won two-game series 128-118 on aggregate

International Rules Series 1999

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
07.10.99MelbourneIreland2-16-10 (70)Australia0-16-14 (62)
15.10.99AdelaideIreland1-11-13 (52)Australia2-12-4 (52)

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Ireland won two-game series 122-114 on aggregate

International Rules Series 2000

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
08.10.00Croke Park, DublinAustralia0-14-13 (55)Ireland1-11-8 (47)
15.10.00Croke Park, DublinAustralia2-15-11 (68)Ireland1-12-9 (51)

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Australia won two-game series 123-98 on aggregate

International Rules Series 2001

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
12.10.01MelbourneIreland2-13-8 (53)Australia1-13-9 (59)
19.10.01?Ireland2-17-8 (71)Australia1-13-7 (52)

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Ireland won two-game series 130-105 on aggregate

International Rules Series 2002

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
13.10.02Croke Park, DublinAustralia2-15-8 (65)Ireland1-14-10 (58)
20.10.02Croke Park, DublinAustralia1-11-3 (42)Ireland1-8-12 (42)

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Australia won two-game series 107-100 on aggregate

International Rules Series 2003

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
24.10.03PerthAustralia3-10-8 (56)Ireland1-10-10 (46)
31.10.03MelbourneIreland2-9-9 (48)Australia1-10-9 (45)

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Australia won two-game series 101-94 on aggregate

International Rules Series 2004

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
17.10.04Croke Park, DublinIreland3-17-8 (77)Australia1-9-8 (41)
24.10.04Croke Park, DublinIreland1-13-10 (56)Australia0-13-2 (41)

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Ireland won two-game series 133-82 on aggregate

International Rules Series 2005

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
21.10.05PerthAustralia2-27-7 (100)Ireland3-11-13 (64)
28.10.05MelbourneAustralia0-18-9 (63)Ireland0-11-9 (42)

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Australia won two-game series 163-106 on aggregate

International Rules Series 2006

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
28.10.06GalwayIreland1-12-6 (48)Australia1-9-7 (40)
05.11.06Croke Park, DublinAustralia3-15-6 (69)Ireland0-7-10 (31)

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Australia won two-game series 107-100 on aggregate

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Report

The International Rules Series between Ireland and Australia was revived as a two-game series in 1998, played annually. Ireland won the series in 1998 & 1999, before Australia took the 2000 series. Ireland won their third in four years in 2001, and then Australia won 4 out of five series between 2002 and 2006, with Ireland only winning in 2004.

From then on the series was held every two years.

About International Rules Football

International Rules Football, also known as Compromise Rules in Ireland and Inter Footy in Australia is a sport featuring a compromise between Gaelic Football and Australian Football.

It is 18-a-side (Gaelic Football is 15 and Australian Rules 21) and features both the goals & points of Gaelic Football and the Behinds of Australian Rules.

A Goal is worth 6 Points, an Over 3 Points and a Behind 1 Point.

References

Logos

[1] Donegal Daily (2017) GAA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gaa-logo.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]

[2] Wikipedia (2017) AFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e4/Australian_Football_League.svg/1280px-Australian_Football_League.svg.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]

Bibliography

[3] GAA (2017) - "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Full GAA Records from 1887 to 2017 Inclusive DBA Publications Limted, Dublin. Pg. 405

Sources

[4] (2000) Martin Breheny. “Australia 0-14-13 (55) Ireland 1-11-08 (47)” Irish Independent. Monday, October 9, 2000. pg. 28-29

[5] (2000) Martin Breheny. “Australia 2-15-11 (68) Ireland 1-12-09 (51)”Irish Independent. Monday, October 16, 2000. pg. 26-27

Websites

[10] Footy Stamps (2006) History of International Rules [Internet] Available from: http://www.footystamps.com/ot_int_rules.htm [Accessed 10 September 2018]

Images

[16] Donegal Daily (2017) GAA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gaa-logo.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]

[17] Wikipedia (2017) AFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e4/Australian_Football_League.svg/1280px-Australian_Football_League.svg.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Anton Pippo O’Grady, Ireland .

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 20 November 2020

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