International Rules Series 1984
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
| 21.10.84 | Cork | Australia | 2-15-13 (70) | Ireland | 4-8-9 (57) |
| 28.10.84 | Croke Park, Dublin | Ireland | 3-18-8 (80) | Australia | 1-18-16 (76) |
| 04.11.84 | Croke Park, Dublin | Australia | 76 | Ireland | 71 |
Australia won three-game series 2-1
International Rules Series 1986
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
| 11.10.86 | Perth | Australia | 1-14-16 (64) | Ireland | 5-5-12 (57) |
| 19.10.86 | Melbourne | Ireland | 3-10-14 (62) | Australia | 1-10-10 (46) |
| 24.10.86 | Adelaide | Ireland | 4-8-7 (55) | Australia | 0-7-11 (32) |
Ireland won three-game series 2-1
International Rules Series 1987
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
| 18.10.87 | Croke Park, Dublin | Ireland | 3-7-14 (53) | Australia | 1-11-12 (51) |
| 25.10.87 | Croke Park, Dublin | Australia | 3-14-12 (72) | Ireland | 3-6-11 (47) |
| 01.11.87 | Croke Park, Dublin | Australia | 0-14-17 (59) | Ireland | 1-13-10 (55) |
Australia won three-game series 2-1
International Rules Series 1990
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
| 02.11.90 | Melbourne | Ireland | 0-12-11 (47) | Australia | 0-10-8 (38) |
| 10.11.90 | Canberra | Ireland | 3-9-7 (52) | Australia | 0-7-10 (31) |
| 17.11.90 | Perth | Australia | 0-13-11 (50) | Ireland | 0-12-8 (44) |
Ireland won three-game series 2-1
Report
The first full International Rules Football series between Ireland and Australia was played in 1984, with Australia winning by 2 games to 1.
From then it alternated between Ireland and Australia and by the time it was put on hold after the 1990 series it was 2 series wins each.
It was revived as a 2 game annual series in 1998.
About
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.
Bibliography
[1] GAA (2017) – “The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games – Full GAA Records from 1887 to 2017 Inclusive DBA Publications Limted, Dublin. Pg. 405
[2] (1999) Smith, Raymond (editor). The Sunday Independent ACCBANK Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games. pg. 530.
[3] (2002) Ulster GAA. Ulster Games 2002 Annual. “Results”. pg. 71.
[10] Footy Stamps (2006) History of International Rules [Internet] Available from: http://www.footystamps.com/ot_int_rules.htm [Accessed 10 September 2018]
[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: 10 November 2020
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