International Rules Series 1984
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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 | |||||
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International Rules Series 1986
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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 | |||||
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International Rules Series 1987
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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 | |||||
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International Rules Series 1990
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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 | |||||
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International Rules Series 1998
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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) |
| Ireland won two-game series 128-118 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 1999
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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) |
| Ireland won two-game series 122-114 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2000
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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) |
| Australia won two-game series 123-98 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2001
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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) | |
| Ireland won two-game series 130-105 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2002
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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) |
| Australia won two-game series 107-100 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2003
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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) |
| Australia won two-game series 101-94 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2004
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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) |
| Ireland won two-game series 133-82 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2005
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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) |
| Australia won two-game series 163-106 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2006
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 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) |
| Australia won two-game series 107-100 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2008
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 24.10.08 | Perth | Ireland | 45 | Australia | 44 |
| 31.10.08 | Melbourne | Ireland | 57 | Australia | 53 |
| Ireland won two-game series 102-97 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2010
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| Australia | 47 | Ireland | 40 | ||
| 30.10.10 | Croke Park | Australia | 0-14-13 (55) | Ireland | 1-11-13 (52) |
| Australia won 102-92 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2011
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 28.10.11 | Melbourne | Ireland | 4-17-5 (80) | Australia | 1-8-6 (36) |
| 04.11.11 | Gold Coast | Ireland | 1-13-5 (50) | Australia | 0-7-8 (29) |
| Ireland won 130-65 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2013
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 19.10.13 | Breffni Park, Cavan | Ireland | 57 | Australia | 35 |
| 26.10.13 | Croke Park, Dublin | Ireland | 116 | Australia | 37 |
| Ireland won two-game series 173-72 on aggregate | |||||
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International Rules Series 2014
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 22.11.14 | Perth | Australia | 56 | Ireland | 46 |
| Australia won single-game series | |||||
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International Rules Series 2015
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 21.11.15 | Croke Park, Dublin | Ireland | 56 | Australia | 52 |
| Ireland won single-game series | |||||
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International Rules Series 2017
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 12.11.17 | Adelaide | Australia | 2-13-12 (63) | Ireland | 1-13-8 (53) |
| 18.11.17 | Perth | Australia | 0-15-8 (53) | Ireland | 2-10-8 (50) |
| Australia won 116-103 on aggregate | |||||
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Pippo O’Grady, Ireland .
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 23 September 2018
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