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The 1987 International Rules series took place in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

and consisted of three Test matches between the Australian and Irish

Ireland international rules football team

The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football...

international rules football

International rules football

International rules football is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players....

teams.

Summary

1st Test

Venue: Croke Park

Croke Park

Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...

, Dublin

Crowd: 15,532

Team	Score
Ireland Ireland international rules football team The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football...	3-7-14 (53)
Australia	1-11-12 (51)

Australia	Ireland
Bruce Abernethy Bruce Abernethy Bruce Abernethy is a former Australian rules footballer in the SANFL, VFL/AFL and current media personality.-Football career:... Andrew Bews Andrew Bews Andrew Bews is a former Australian rules footballer who played 282 VFL/AFL games during the 1980s and 90s.Debuting in 1981 after being recruited from North Geelong, Bews played over 200 games for Geelong. A tagger, he earned All Australian selection in 1987.Bews moved to Brisbane in 1994 to play... Peter Bubner Matthew Campbell Peter Foster Peter Foster (Australian rules footballer) Peter Foster is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL.A key position player, Foster finished equal 5th in the 1988 Brownlow Medal and won Footscray's best and fairest award in 1990.-External links:... Danny Frawley Danny Frawley Danny Frawley is a former Australian rules footballer and coach and a current football commentator with Fox Sports.He is the nephew of Collingwood player Des Tuddenham and the uncle of current Melbourne Football Club player James Frawley.- Football career :Recruited from Ballarat, after attending... Andrew Jarman Andrew Jarman Andrew Newton Jarman is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide in the Australian Football League... Chris Lewis Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer) Christoper Lockley "Chris" Lewis is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 200 AFL senior games for the West Coast Eagles.... Bruce Lindner Bruce Lindner Bruce Norman Lindner is a former Australian Rules footballer who played for Geelong and Adelaide in the AFL and for West Adelaide in the SANFL.-SANFL Career:... Bruce Lindsay Bruce Lindsay (footballer) Bruce A. Lindsay is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League and Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... Steve Malaxos Steve Malaxos Stephen "Steve" Malaxos is a former Australian rules footballer and coach from Western Australia. While playing for Claremont in the WAFL, he won the 1984 Sandover Medal. Malaxos was an All-Australian with Claremont in 1986 and while he was with the West Coast Eagles in 1988... Tony McGuinness Michael Mitchell Richard Osborne Richard Osborne Richard Osborne is a former Australian rules footballer who enjoyed a lengthy career in the VFL/AFL. He played a total of 283 games in 17 seasons, and played with four different clubs, as well as representing Victoria 7 times in interstate competition.Originally from Bulleen/Templestowe, he... Gary Pert Gary Pert Gary Pert is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and businessman. Gary is the son of Brian Pert.-Fitzroy career:Pert was recruited from Bulleen to Fitzroy and made his debut for the Fitzroy Football Club in 1982... Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named... Brian Royal Brian Royal Brian Royal is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the Western Bulldogs and is currently an assistant coach for the Melbourne Football Club.... Scott Salisbury Scott Salisbury Scott Salisbury is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 200 games for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League during the 1980s and 1990s.... Jim Stynes Jim Stynes James "Jim" Stynes OAM is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a businessman, philanthropist, writer, youth worker, qualified teacher and chairman of Melbourne Football Club since 2008.... Phillip Walsh Phillip Walsh Phillip Walsh is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Richmond and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL during the 1980s....	Greg Blaney Greg Blaney Greg Blaney is an Irish former dual GAA player who played Gaelic football and hurling for Down in the 1980s and 1990s. He is chiefly remember as a footballer. He was part of the Down team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1991 and 1994. Blaney also won three Ulster Senior... Val Daly Val Daly Val Daly is a former inter-county footballer for GalwayOriginally from Mountbellew, Daly made his debut with the county side in the 1981 National League and played up until the 1997 Championship season when he was player manager.... Kieran Duff Kieran Duff Kieran Duff is a former Gaelic football player with Dublin and Fingallians.-Playing career:Duff won the all-Ireland with Dublin in 1983. Kieran has won two All Stars in 1987 and 1988. He won two NFL medals for Dublin in 1987 and in 1991.... Paul Earley Paul Earley Paul Earley is a former Irish sportsman who played Australian rules football for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League and Gaelic football for Roscommon GAA.... Mick Fagan Liam Hayes Ger Lynch Mick Lyons Mick Lyons (Gaelic footballer) Mick Lyons is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Summerhill and Meath. He won two All Ireland medals with Meath in 1987 and 1988 and has also won two All Star awards. He won the Meath Senior Football Championship with Summerhill in 1986. He has generally played at the full-back position... Brian McGilligan Brian McGilligan Brian McGilligan is a former dual GAA player, who is most notable for being a Gaelic footballer for the Derry senior football team in the 1980s and 1990s, especially the 1993 team. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side and also won two Ulster Championships with the side... Seamus McHugh Dermot McNicholl Dermot McNicholl Dermot "Spoofer" McNicholl , from Glenullin, is an All Star winning former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1980s and 1990s. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also winning Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1987 and 1993. He usually played in... Ciarán Murray Ciarán Murray Ciarán Murray was a former Gaelic football player for Monaghan.-Playing career:Murray helped Monaghan to victory in the 1984 National Football League Final defeating Armagh. He collected two Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1985, beating Derry and again in 1988, defeating Tyrone in... Pat O'Byrne John O'Leary John O'Leary (Gaelic footballer) John O'Leary is a Dublin-born Irish Gaelic footballer who played inter-county football for Dublin and club football for O'Dwyers. He is an area manager for Permanent TSB and has recently been a political candidate for Fianna Fáil in the constituency of Dublin North... Robbie O'Malley Jim Reilly Noel Roche B. Sex Pat Spillane Pat Spillane Patrick Gerard Spillane , better known as Pat Spillane, is a retired Gaelic footballer and well known Irish sports pundit. He played Gaelic football with his local club Templenoe and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1991... Tom Spillane Tom Spillane Tom Spillane was a famous Gaelic footballer for Templenoe and Kerry in the 1980s.Tom Spillane was born in Templenoe, near Kenmare, County Kerry in 1962. He was, along with his brother Pat, a key member of the successful Kerry Gaelic football teams of the 1980s...

2nd Test

Venue: Croke Park

Croke Park

Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...

, Dublin

Crowd: 15,485

Team	Score
Australia	3-14-12 (72)
Ireland Ireland international rules football team The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football...	3-6-11 (47)

Australia	Ireland
Bruce Abernethy Bruce Abernethy Bruce Abernethy is a former Australian rules footballer in the SANFL, VFL/AFL and current media personality.-Football career:... Andrew Bews Andrew Bews Andrew Bews is a former Australian rules footballer who played 282 VFL/AFL games during the 1980s and 90s.Debuting in 1981 after being recruited from North Geelong, Bews played over 200 games for Geelong. A tagger, he earned All Australian selection in 1987.Bews moved to Brisbane in 1994 to play... Matthew Campbell Peter Foster Peter Foster (Australian rules footballer) Peter Foster is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL.A key position player, Foster finished equal 5th in the 1988 Brownlow Medal and won Footscray's best and fairest award in 1990.-External links:... Danny Frawley Danny Frawley Danny Frawley is a former Australian rules footballer and coach and a current football commentator with Fox Sports.He is the nephew of Collingwood player Des Tuddenham and the uncle of current Melbourne Football Club player James Frawley.- Football career :Recruited from Ballarat, after attending... Ross Gibbs Ross Gibbs Ross Gibbs is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Perth in the West Australian Football League and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League .... Darel Hart Darel Hart Darel Hart is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the South Australian National Football League and for Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... Andrew Jarman Andrew Jarman Andrew Newton Jarman is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide in the Australian Football League... Chris Lewis Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer) Christoper Lockley "Chris" Lewis is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 200 AFL senior games for the West Coast Eagles.... Bruce Lindsay Bruce Lindsay (footballer) Bruce A. Lindsay is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League and Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... Steve Malaxos Steve Malaxos Stephen "Steve" Malaxos is a former Australian rules footballer and coach from Western Australia. While playing for Claremont in the WAFL, he won the 1984 Sandover Medal. Malaxos was an All-Australian with Claremont in 1986 and while he was with the West Coast Eagles in 1988... Tony McGuinness Michael Mitchell Richard Osborne Richard Osborne Richard Osborne is a former Australian rules footballer who enjoyed a lengthy career in the VFL/AFL. He played a total of 283 games in 17 seasons, and played with four different clubs, as well as representing Victoria 7 times in interstate competition.Originally from Bulleen/Templestowe, he... Gary Pert Gary Pert Gary Pert is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and businessman. Gary is the son of Brian Pert.-Fitzroy career:Pert was recruited from Bulleen to Fitzroy and made his debut for the Fitzroy Football Club in 1982... Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named... Brian Royal Brian Royal Brian Royal is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the Western Bulldogs and is currently an assistant coach for the Melbourne Football Club.... Scott Salisbury Scott Salisbury Scott Salisbury is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 200 games for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League during the 1980s and 1990s.... Jim Stynes Jim Stynes James "Jim" Stynes OAM is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a businessman, philanthropist, writer, youth worker, qualified teacher and chairman of Melbourne Football Club since 2008.... Stephen Wright Stephen Wright (Australian rules footballer) Stephen Wright is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans during the 1980s and early 90s. He coached Highett Football Club in 2007 & 2008 in the Southern Football League....	Niall Cahalane Niall Cahalane Niall Cahalane is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior football with Cork in the 1980s and 1990s.-Biography:... Val Daly Val Daly Val Daly is a former inter-county footballer for GalwayOriginally from Mountbellew, Daly made his debut with the county side in the 1981 National League and played up until the 1997 Championship season when he was player manager.... Kieran Duff Kieran Duff Kieran Duff is a former Gaelic football player with Dublin and Fingallians.-Playing career:Duff won the all-Ireland with Dublin in 1983. Kieran has won two All Stars in 1987 and 1988. He won two NFL medals for Dublin in 1987 and in 1991.... Mick Fagan Gerry Hargan Gerry Hargan Gerry Hargan is a former Gaelic football player for Dublin. Gerry made his debut for Dublin in the National Football League against Kerry in Tralee.... Liam Hayes Ger Lynch John Lynch Mick Lyons Mick Lyons (Gaelic footballer) Mick Lyons is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Summerhill and Meath. He won two All Ireland medals with Meath in 1987 and 1988 and has also won two All Star awards. He won the Meath Senior Football Championship with Summerhill in 1986. He has generally played at the full-back position... Brian McGilligan Brian McGilligan Brian McGilligan is a former dual GAA player, who is most notable for being a Gaelic footballer for the Derry senior football team in the 1980s and 1990s, especially the 1993 team. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side and also won two Ulster Championships with the side... Seamus McHugh Dermot McNicholl Dermot McNicholl Dermot "Spoofer" McNicholl , from Glenullin, is an All Star winning former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1980s and 1990s. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also winning Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1987 and 1993. He usually played in... Ciarán Murray Ciarán Murray Ciarán Murray was a former Gaelic football player for Monaghan.-Playing career:Murray helped Monaghan to victory in the 1984 National Football League Final defeating Armagh. He collected two Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1985, beating Derry and again in 1988, defeating Tyrone in... Pat O'Byrne John O'Leary John O'Leary (Gaelic footballer) John O'Leary is a Dublin-born Irish Gaelic footballer who played inter-county football for Dublin and club football for O'Dwyers. He is an area manager for Permanent TSB and has recently been a political candidate for Fianna Fáil in the constituency of Dublin North... Robbie O'Malley Jim Reilly Noel Roche Pat Spillane Pat Spillane Patrick Gerard Spillane , better known as Pat Spillane, is a retired Gaelic footballer and well known Irish sports pundit. He played Gaelic football with his local club Templenoe and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1991... Tom Spillane Tom Spillane Tom Spillane was a famous Gaelic footballer for Templenoe and Kerry in the 1980s.Tom Spillane was born in Templenoe, near Kenmare, County Kerry in 1962. He was, along with his brother Pat, a key member of the successful Kerry Gaelic football teams of the 1980s...

3rd Test

Venue: Croke Park

Croke Park

Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...

, Dublin

Crowd: 27,023

Team	Score
Australia	0-14-17 (59)
Ireland Ireland international rules football team The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football...	1-13-10 (55)

Australia	Ireland
Bruce Abernethy Bruce Abernethy Bruce Abernethy is a former Australian rules footballer in the SANFL, VFL/AFL and current media personality.-Football career:... Andrew Bews Andrew Bews Andrew Bews is a former Australian rules footballer who played 282 VFL/AFL games during the 1980s and 90s.Debuting in 1981 after being recruited from North Geelong, Bews played over 200 games for Geelong. A tagger, he earned All Australian selection in 1987.Bews moved to Brisbane in 1994 to play... Matthew Campbell Danny Frawley Danny Frawley Danny Frawley is a former Australian rules footballer and coach and a current football commentator with Fox Sports.He is the nephew of Collingwood player Des Tuddenham and the uncle of current Melbourne Football Club player James Frawley.- Football career :Recruited from Ballarat, after attending... Darel Hart Darel Hart Darel Hart is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the South Australian National Football League and for Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... Andrew Jarman Andrew Jarman Andrew Newton Jarman is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide in the Australian Football League... Chris Lewis Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer) Christoper Lockley "Chris" Lewis is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 200 AFL senior games for the West Coast Eagles.... Bruce Lindsay Bruce Lindsay (footballer) Bruce A. Lindsay is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League and Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... Steve Malaxos Steve Malaxos Stephen "Steve" Malaxos is a former Australian rules footballer and coach from Western Australia. While playing for Claremont in the WAFL, he won the 1984 Sandover Medal. Malaxos was an All-Australian with Claremont in 1986 and while he was with the West Coast Eagles in 1988... Tony McGuinness Michael Mitchell Richard Osborne Richard Osborne Richard Osborne is a former Australian rules footballer who enjoyed a lengthy career in the VFL/AFL. He played a total of 283 games in 17 seasons, and played with four different clubs, as well as representing Victoria 7 times in interstate competition.Originally from Bulleen/Templestowe, he... David Pearce Gary Pert Gary Pert Gary Pert is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and businessman. Gary is the son of Brian Pert.-Fitzroy career:Pert was recruited from Bulleen to Fitzroy and made his debut for the Fitzroy Football Club in 1982... Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named... Brian Royal Brian Royal Brian Royal is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the Western Bulldogs and is currently an assistant coach for the Melbourne Football Club.... Scott Salisbury Scott Salisbury Scott Salisbury is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 200 games for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League during the 1980s and 1990s.... Jim Stynes Jim Stynes James "Jim" Stynes OAM is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a businessman, philanthropist, writer, youth worker, qualified teacher and chairman of Melbourne Football Club since 2008.... Stephen Wright Stephen Wright (Australian rules footballer) Stephen Wright is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans during the 1980s and early 90s. He coached Highett Football Club in 2007 & 2008 in the Southern Football League.... Phillip Walsh Phillip Walsh Phillip Walsh is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Richmond and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL during the 1980s....	Greg Blaney Greg Blaney Greg Blaney is an Irish former dual GAA player who played Gaelic football and hurling for Down in the 1980s and 1990s. He is chiefly remember as a footballer. He was part of the Down team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1991 and 1994. Blaney also won three Ulster Senior... Colm Browne Colm Browne Colm Browne was a Gaelic football player and manager with Laois. He also managed the Tipperary football team.Colm won numerous honours in the game including an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with his club Portlaoise in 1983, a National Football League title with Laois in 1986 and an... Niall Cahalane Niall Cahalane Niall Cahalane is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior football with Cork in the 1980s and 1990s.-Biography:... Mick Fagan Bernard Flynn Bernard Flynn Bernard Flynn is a retired inter-county Irish Gaelic footballer for County Meath in Ireland. As a teenager he attended secondary school in St Mary's of Drogheda. He enjoyed success play inter-county football in the 1980s and early 1990s on the Meath team's managed by Sean Boylan. For Meath he... Stephen King Stephen King (Gaelic footballer) Stephen King was a former Gaelic football player for Cavan.-Playing career:He debut for Cavan in 1980, but didn't have much success in the early years only winning a Railway Cup Medal with Ulster in 1984. In 1989, Cavan had a great run in the National Football League claiming the Div. 2 title and... Ger Lynch Mick Lyons Mick Lyons (Gaelic footballer) Mick Lyons is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Summerhill and Meath. He won two All Ireland medals with Meath in 1987 and 1988 and has also won two All Star awards. He won the Meath Senior Football Championship with Summerhill in 1986. He has generally played at the full-back position... Brian McGilligan Brian McGilligan Brian McGilligan is a former dual GAA player, who is most notable for being a Gaelic footballer for the Derry senior football team in the 1980s and 1990s, especially the 1993 team. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side and also won two Ulster Championships with the side... eamus McHugh Dermot McNicholl Dermot McNicholl Dermot "Spoofer" McNicholl , from Glenullin, is an All Star winning former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1980s and 1990s. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also winning Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1987 and 1993. He usually played in... Ciarán Murray Ciarán Murray Ciarán Murray was a former Gaelic football player for Monaghan.-Playing career:Murray helped Monaghan to victory in the 1984 National Football League Final defeating Armagh. He collected two Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1985, beating Derry and again in 1988, defeating Tyrone in... John O'Leary John O'Leary (Gaelic footballer) John O'Leary is a Dublin-born Irish Gaelic footballer who played inter-county football for Dublin and club football for O'Dwyers. He is an area manager for Permanent TSB and has recently been a political candidate for Fianna Fáil in the constituency of Dublin North... Robbie O'Malley Jim Reilly Noel Roche Tony Scullion Tony Scullion Tony Scullion is a former Irish dual player who played Gaelic football and hurling with Derry in the 1980s and 1990s. He is chiefly known as a footballer and was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also winning Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1987 and 1993... B. Sex Pat Spillane Pat Spillane Patrick Gerard Spillane , better known as Pat Spillane, is a retired Gaelic footballer and well known Irish sports pundit. He played Gaelic football with his local club Templenoe and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1991... Tom Spillane Tom Spillane Tom Spillane was a famous Gaelic footballer for Templenoe and Kerry in the 1980s.Tom Spillane was born in Templenoe, near Kenmare, County Kerry in 1962. He was, along with his brother Pat, a key member of the successful Kerry Gaelic football teams of the 1980s...

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