The International Rules Series is a senior men's competition played under the laws of international rules football, a hybrid sport combining elements of Gaelic football and Australian rules football. The series is overseen by the two sports' governing bodies, the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian Football League. This page lists results of each test match in the series. Click on the a series year for a more detailed recording of results.
Results
Though the first Australian Football World Tour took place in 1967, it wasn't until 1984 that the first organised series sanctioned by the two governing bodies occurred. The four series that took place from 1984 to 1990 featured three test matches each, with the winning nation being the one to secure at least two victories. Since 1998 each series has been played over two matches, with the winning nation being the one to score the highest amount on aggregate over the two tests. This excludes the 2014 and 2015 series, which were both one-off matches.
Scores are given in the form [goals] [overs] [behinds] ([points]). A goal equals 6 points, an over 3, and a behind 1. So 2.9.7 (46) means 2 goals, 9 overs and 7 behinds; 2(6) 9(3) 7(1) = 12 27 7 = 46 points in total.
Summary of results
Records
- Biggest series win (1998–2017): 101 points, 2013, Ireland 173–72 Australia
- Biggest test win (1998–2017): 79 points, second test 2013, Ireland 116–37 Australia
- Closest series (1998–2017): 4 points, 2015, Ireland 56–52 Australia (1 test only)
- Highest-scoring test (1998–2017): 164 points, first test 2005, Australia 100–64 Ireland
- Lowest-scoring test (1998–2017): 84 points, second test 2002, Ireland 42–42 Australia
- Highest attendance (1998–2017): 82,127, Croke Park, second test 2006
- Highest attendance (1984–1990): 32,318, Croke Park, third test 1984
- Lowest attendance (1998–2017): 12,545, Metricon Stadium, second test 2011
- Lowest attendance (1984–1990): 7,000, Bruce Stadium, second test 1990
- Average attendance (1998–2014): 42,898
- Average attendance (1984–1990): 33,648
- Record point scorer: Steven McDonnell (Ireland & Armagh), 119 points
- Australian clean sweeps: 4 (2000, 2005, 2010, 2017)
- Irish clean sweeps: 5 (2001, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013)
Other series
An under-17 boys series was contested by the nations until it was abandoned in 2006, and a solitary women's series was played in Ireland in 2006.
Under-17
An under-17 boys series is believed to been played yearly since 1996, though results for only these three tours are known.
Irish player of the series: Ray Cullivan (2005) & Kevin Nolan (2006)
Australian player of the series: Joel Selwood (2005) & Bryce Gibbs (2006)
Women
See also
- Australia international rules football team
- Ireland international rules football team
- Australia women's international rules football team
- Ireland women's international rules football team
References
Sources
- International Rules at AustralianFootball.com
- Australian Football League (AFL) International Rules history
- Australia v Ireland 1967-2015 results
