International Rules Series 1998
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
11.10.98 | Croke Park, Dublin | Australia | 2-13-11 (62) | Ireland | 2-13-10 (61) |
18.10.98 | Croke Park, Dublin | Ireland | 4-12-7 (67) | Australia | 2-10-14 (56) |
[1][10]
Ireland won two-game series 128-118 on aggregate
International Rules Series 1999
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
07.10.99 | Melbourne | Ireland | 2-16-10 (70) | Australia | 0-16-14 (62) |
15.10.99 | Adelaide | Ireland | 1-11-13 (52) | Australia | 2-12-4 (52) |
[1][10]
Ireland won two-game series 122-114 on aggregate
International Rules Series 2000
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
08.10.00 | Croke Park, Dublin | Australia | 0-14-13 (55) | Ireland | 1-11-8 (47) |
15.10.00 | Croke Park, Dublin | Australia | 2-15-11 (68) | Ireland | 1-12-9 (51) |
[1][4][5][10]
Australia won two-game series 123-98 on aggregate
International Rules Series 2001
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
12.10.01 | Melbourne | Ireland | 2-13-8 (53) | Australia | 1-13-9 (59) |
19.10.01 | ? | Ireland | 2-17-8 (71) | Australia | 1-13-7 (52) |
[1][3][10]
Ireland won two-game series 130-105 on aggregate
International Rules Series 2002
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
13.10.02 | Croke Park, Dublin | Australia | 2-15-8 (65) | Ireland | 1-14-10 (58) |
20.10.02 | Croke Park, Dublin | Australia | 1-11-3 (42) | Ireland | 1-8-12 (42) |
[1][10]
Australia won two-game series 107-100 on aggregate
International Rules Series 2003
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
24.10.03 | Perth | Australia | 3-10-8 (56) | Ireland | 1-10-10 (46) |
31.10.03 | Melbourne | Ireland | 2-9-9 (48) | Australia | 1-10-9 (45) |
[1][10]
Australia won two-game series 101-94 on aggregate
International Rules Series 2004
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
17.10.04 | Croke Park, Dublin | Ireland | 3-17-8 (77) | Australia | 1-9-8 (41) |
24.10.04 | Croke Park, Dublin | Ireland | 1-13-10 (56) | Australia | 0-13-2 (41) |
[1][10]
Ireland won two-game series 133-82 on aggregate
International Rules Series 2005
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
21.10.05 | Perth | Australia | 2-27-7 (100) | Ireland | 3-11-13 (64) |
28.10.05 | Melbourne | Australia | 0-18-9 (63) | Ireland | 0-11-9 (42) |
[1][10]
Australia won two-game series 163-106 on aggregate
International Rules Series 2006
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
28.10.06 | Galway | Ireland | 1-12-6 (48) | Australia | 1-9-7 (40) |
05.11.06 | Croke Park, Dublin | Australia | 3-15-6 (69) | Ireland | 0-7-10 (31) |
[1][10]
Australia won two-game series 107-100 on aggregate
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.
Bibliography
<p>[1] GAA (2017) - <em>"The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Full GAA Records from 1887 to 2017 Inclusive</em> DBA Publications Limted, Dublin. Pg. 405</p>
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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