Tag: Ireland

Federation of International Polo European Championships 2016

Federation of International Polo Logo [Reference: 1]

XI FIP European Championship 2016

Berlin (Germany) August-September 2016

7th Place   
Poland6.5Slovakia4
5th Place   
Italy6Netherlands4
3rd Place   
Austria6Germany5
Final   
Ireland7France4

Report

Ireland won the 11th Federation of Internatonal Polo European Championships in Berlin in 2016, defeating France 7-4 in the Final.

Websites

[1] Ocasia (2016) Logo Federation of International Polo [Internet] Available: https://ocasia.org/Images-OCA/Logo-Federation-of-International-Polo_176760002121.jpg [Accessed 17 November 2016]

Newspapers & Magazines

[2] Anon. (2016) “European Championship”. Hurlingham Polo Magazine. Winter 2016. pg. 65

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Clodagh Doyle & Jillian Kingston.

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Last Updated: 12 November 2020

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International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1984-1990

International Rules Series 1984

AFL Logo [Reference: 17]
DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
21.10.84CorkAustralia2-15-13 (70)Ireland4-8-9 (57)
28.10.84Croke Park, DublinIreland3-18-8 (80)Australia1-18-16 (76)
04.11.84Croke Park, DublinAustralia76Ireland71
International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1984 [Reference: 1, 10]

Australia won three-game series 2-1

International Rules Series 1986

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
11.10.86PerthAustralia1-14-16 (64)Ireland5-5-12 (57)
19.10.86MelbourneIreland3-10-14 (62)Australia1-10-10 (46)
24.10.86AdelaideIreland4-8-7 (55)Australia0-7-11 (32)
International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1986 [Reference: 1, 10]

Ireland won three-game series 2-1

International Rules Series 1987

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
18.10.87Croke Park, DublinIreland3-7-14 (53)Australia1-11-12 (51)
25.10.87Croke Park, DublinAustralia3-14-12 (72)Ireland3-6-11 (47)
01.11.87Croke Park, DublinAustralia0-14-17 (59)Ireland1-13-10 (55)
International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1987 [Reference: 1, 10]

Australia won three-game series 2-1

International Rules Series 1990

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
02.11.90MelbourneIreland0-12-11 (47)Australia0-10-8 (38)
10.11.90CanberraIreland3-9-7 (52)Australia0-7-10 (31)
17.11.90PerthAustralia0-13-11 (50)Ireland0-12-8 (44)
International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1990 [Reference: 1, 10]

Ireland won three-game series 2-1

GAA Logo [Reference: 16]

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 .

About this Document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

GAA World Archive

Last Updated: 10 November 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.