International Rules Series

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The International Rules Series was a senior men's international rules football competition between the Australia international rules football team (selected by the Australian Football League) and the Ireland international rules football team (selected by the Gaelic Athletic Association). International rules football is played using a set of compromise rules devised by both governing bodies. While the International Rules Series matches use some rules from Australian rules football, the field, ball and uniforms of both teams are derived from Gaelic football. The competition originated in the 1980s, with four series played in that decade. It was contested annually between 1998 and 2006, and then featured sporadically over the next eleven years, with the last series contested in 2017 and no future series formally scheduled. At the height of its popularity, the series attracted high numbers of spectators and interest in both countries, being played over two Test matches in October/November after...

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