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.
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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