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International Rules Football match at the Telstra Dome - Australia vs Ireland. Melbourne, Australia
International Rules Football match at the Telstra Dome - Australia vs Ireland. Melbourne, Australia

International rules football (sometimes known as "inter rules" or, particularly in Ireland, "compromise rules") is a hybrid code of football which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules footballers and Gaelic footballers. Image File history File linksMetadata International_rules. ... Image File history File linksMetadata International_rules. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... // This article is about a biological term. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... Gaelic football (Irish: Peil or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, Gaelic or GAA (gah), is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ...


The first games played were Test matches between Australia and a touring Meath Gaelic Football team which took place in late 1967, after Meath had won that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. A second series took place the next year, with matches played in Ireland, the UK and United States. Following intermittent international tests between Australia and an all-Ireland team, the International Rules Series has been played annually since 1998 and has generally been a closely matched contest with the early series generally going to the visiting team, and later titles almost always going to the host team. The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste An Mhí) or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Meath. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Football Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. ... The Australian Football World Tour was six-match series of International Rules Football, organised by football sports broadcaster and former VFL umpire Harry Beitzel in 1968. ...


International Rules Football is one of few team sports or football codes in the world without any dedicated clubs or leagues. It is currently played by both men's and women's teams only in tournaments or once-off Test matches. Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a single sport or game. ... A test match in football is a match played at the end of a season between a team that has done badly in a higher league and one that has done well in a lower league of the same football league system. ...


The International Rules series has been cancelled for 2007 with no plans to reinstate it after a decision taken by the Central Council of the Gaelic Athletics Association on December 9, 2006. This is due to ongoing criticism about the conduct of the games.[1]

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Compromise rules

See also: Gaelic football
See also: Laws of Australian football
See also: Comparison of Australian rules football and Gaelic football
Scoring in International Rules.
Scoring in International Rules.

The rules are designed to provide a compromise between those of the two codes, with Gaelic footballers being advantaged by the use of a round ball and a rectangular field (Australian rules uses an oval ball and field), while the Australian rules football players benefit from the opportunity to tackle between the shoulders and thighs, something banned in Gaelic football. The game also introduces the concept of the mark, from Australian rules football, with a free kick paid for any ball caught from a kick of over 15 metres. Gaelic football (Irish: Peil or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, Gaelic or GAA (gah), is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... A ruck contest in Australian rules. ... A Comparison of Australian rules football and Gaelic football is possible due to the games similarities and the presence of International Rules Football, a hybrid code developed to allow players from both codes to participate in tests. ... Image File history File links Intlrules. ... Image File history File links Intlrules. ... Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. ... A mark is a skill in Australian Rules Football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it. ...


The game uses two large posts and two small posts, as in Australian rules, and a crossbar and goal net as in Gaelic football. This is similar to the format used for both Gaelic football and Hurling until about 100 years ago[citation needed]. Points are scored as follows: A close up on a door mounted crossbar Crossbar can refer to these things: A primitive fastener consisting of a post barring a door The horizontal member of many sports goals including those for hockey, soccer, and American football A structural member that crosses any two other elements A crossbar... For the Cornish sport, see Cornish Hurling. ...

  • in the goal net (a goal): 6 points,
  • over the crossbar and between the two large posts (an over): 3 points,
  • between a large post and a small post (a behind):1 point.

Scores are written so as to clarify how many of each type of score were made as well as, like Australian football, giving the total points score for each team; for example, if a team scores one goal, four overs and 10 behinds, the score is written as 1-4-10 (28) - meaning one goal (six points) plus 4 overs (4 * 3 = 12 points) plus 10 behinds (10 * 1 = 10 points), for a total score of 28 points.


An international rules match lasts for 72 minutes (divided into four quarters of 18 minutes each). Gaelic football matches also go for 70 minutes, divided into two halves, and Australian rules matches typically go for 4 quarters of 30 minutes each (while the official duration varies between 15 and 25 minutes depending on the league, for AFL it is 20 minutes which means around 27 to 31 minutes after time on).


As in Gaelic football, teams consist of fifteen players, including a goalkeeper, whereas eighteen are used in Australian rules (no keeper). A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ...


GAA/AFL Rule changes

The following rule changes have being implemented as from the 2006 International Rules Series:

  • Each quarter will be reduced from 20 minutes to 18 minutes.
  • A player who receives a red card will be sent off and no replacement will be allowed. In addition to this a penalty is awarded regardless of where the incident takes place. Previously a replacement was allowed and a penalty was only awarded if the incident happened in the penalty area.
  • A yellow card will now mean a 15 minute sin bin for the offending player, who will be sent off if he receives a second card.
  • Players may not pick the ball up directly off the ground
  • Players must carry the ball as in Gaelic Football (i.e., they can opt to first bounce, then solo). Previously they could just bounce it

Australia vs Ireland

The first games were the idea of Australian sports broadcaster and media personality Harry Beitzel who organised a tour in October 1967 to play Meath Gaelic Football Club after Meath had won that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The Australian team, known as "The Galahs" defeated Meath 3.16 to 1.10 at Croke Park then defeated Mayo 2.12 to 2.5. The following year Beitzel organised a second series ("The Australian Football World Tour"), in which an Australian representative team was undefeated in a six matches against Irish sides at Wembley Stadium, London, Croke Park, Dublin, Meath and Kerry in Ireland, and New York. Informal games were played intermittently from then. Harry Beitzel (born 19??) is an Australian sports broadcaster and media personality best known for his contribution to Australian rules football. ... This article is about the bird species. ... The Australian Football World Tour was six-match series of International Rules Football, organised by football sports broadcaster and former VFL umpire Harry Beitzel in 1968. ... For the old stadium, see Wembley Stadium (1923). ... Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports stadium in Ireland and the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Irelands biggest sporting organisation. ...


International Rules Series

The senior International Rules Series is played each October, after the completion of the Australian Football League Grand Final and All-Ireland Football Final which are both played on the last weekend of September. This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... The Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier knockout competition in the game of Gaelic Football played in Ireland. ...


The Irish team is selected by the Gaelic Athletic Association and the Australian team is selected by the Australian Football League. The Ireland international rules football team is the representative team for Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football. ... For other uses, see GAA (disambiguation). ... The Australia international rules football team is Australias senior representative team in international rules football, a hybrid of Australian rules football and Gaelic football. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ...


The series alternates host countries each year between Ireland and Australia. Since the resumption of the senior international series in 1998, the average attendance up to the conclusion of the 2006 series has been 48,199. Ireland has won seven matches, Australia has won five with a further two being drawn. The 2006 series sold out both matches in Ireland and set a record for international sports in Ireland with a crowd of 82,127 at Croke Park. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports stadium in Ireland and the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Irelands biggest sporting organisation. ...


Following controversies in the 2006 series, the Irish team coach and GAA president again cast doubts on the future of the series. The AFL's chief, however expressed optimism. The two organisations agreed to meet to once again discuss the series. Regardless of the on-field and off-field controversies, there is no doubt that the series has significant financial and representational benefits to both organisations. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


All-time standings (1984-2006)

Country Series won Test matches won 1
Australia 7 14
Ireland 6 14

1 Two draws (second test 1999, second test 2002). Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ...


Under 17s and Under 19s

In 2005, in addition to the annual senior international series, Australia and Ireland began to play an under-19 and under-17 contest. Australia won the 2006 series[2]. The junior series was largely instituted by both leagues as a means to identify emerging talent. Aidan Lavelle from Nass County Kildare won the Cian Doyle Medal for best and fairest player in the series.


An exhibition match between an Indigenous Australian touring side composed of players from the Clontarf Foundation and led by Sydney's Adam Goodes against South African youth teams was held at Potchefstroom in 2006. Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... The Clontarf Foundation is a non-profit foundation developed in the sport of Australian rules football to assist Indigenous Australians and encourage them to pursue careers in sport and prevent them from a life of crime. ... Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... Adam Goodes (born January 8, 1980) is an Australian rules football player. ... Potchefstroom Flag Potchefstroom is a large academic town with the North-West University, situated on the banks of the Mooi River (literally pretty river), 120 km west-southwest of Johannesburg in the North West Province of South Africa. ...


Ladies/Women's international rules

See also: Australia women's international rules football team

Ladies Gaelic football has been growing almost exponentially in Ireland since the 1970s with over 100,000 women and girls playing in 2006 and figures expected to reach 150,000 by 2010. Women's Footy has far fewer players, but numbers have grown strongly since the 1990s. In early 2006 representatives of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association of Ireland and Women's Australian Football Leagues met at a Ladies Gaelic football festival in Singapore and agreed to compete in the hybrid version of the two football codes to coincide with the senior men's series. The Australian womens international rules football team is the Australian womens representative team in international rules football, a hybrid of Australian rules football and Gaelic football. ... Ladies Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. ... Womens Aussie Rules is a fast growing sport played in Australia, United States, Papua New Guinea and Japan. ...


The First Test of the first ever women's series took place in Breffni Park, Cavan on October 31, 2006. With Ireland cruising to victory comfortably over their Australian counterparts. The final score of 6.26.16 (130) to 1.2.3 (15) providing a 115 point win to the home side. The Australian team declined an offer to use an oval ball in the Second Test to liven up the series[3]. The First and Second Tests were broadcast live on Irish channel TG4 as part of its 10th birthday celebrations, it was also broadcast in Australia on Setanta Sports. The Second Test was held on November 4 at Parnell Park, Dublin. The Second Test was won by Ireland 3.5.6 (39) to 0.4.6 (18). Kingspan-Breffni Park is a GAA stadium in Cavan, Ireland. ... Look up Cavan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... TG4 (Irish: TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; IPA: /tiː dʒiː kʲahəɾʲ/) is a television channel in Ireland, aimed at Irish-language speakers and established as a wholly owned subsidiary by Radio Telefís Éireann on 31 October 1996. ... Setanta Sports (pronunciation: ) is an international sports broadcaster, operating 12 channels in 24 countries. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Parnell Park is a GAA stadium in Dublin, Ireland. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ...


International rules football around the world

International Rules is played in various locations throughout North America and the Caribbean, Europe and Asia, Australia and New Zealand between fledgling Australian rules football and Gaelic Football clubs. North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...


References

  1. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, "Irish scrap International Rules tour", 10 December 2006 [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ http://www.unison.ie/sportsdesk/gaafootball/stories.php3?ca=13&si=1717159

December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

Gaelic football (Irish: Peil or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, Gaelic or GAA (gah), is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... The Jim Stynes Medal is awarded to the best player of the Australia international rules football team for each International Rules series. ... This is the premier representative team for Australian Football League players. ... The Ireland international rules football team is the representative team for Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football. ... Composite rules Shinty/Hurling (sometimes known simply as Shinty/Hurling or, particularly in Ireland, compromise rules) is a hybrid sport which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between shinty players and hurling players. ...

External links

  • Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) International Rules Pages.
  • Australian Football League (AFL) International Rules Pages.
  • WFN International Rules. - catalogues some of the scores of games in this new code around the world.
  • Laws of the Game
  • Aussie Rules International International Rules page.
  • Setanta sports GAA webcasts. Viewing information for Australia v Ireland International Rules Tests when series is on in October/November.
  • International Rules News Fixtures and Results from Sports.ie
  • Ireland stage late comeback to win 1st Test in the 2006 IR Series
  • Brian Stynes Comments On End Of Series

Video

  • Rough play during the 2005 series from YouTube
Gaelic Athletic Association
Football Gaelic Games Hurling
Senior Championship (2007) Senior Championship (2007)
Under-21 Championship History Under-21 Championship
Minor Championship The Sunday Game Minor Championship
Junior Championship Handball Junior Championship
National Football League (2007) Senior Hardball Singles National Hurling League (2007)
Tommy Murphy Cup (2007) Christy Ring Cup (2007)
International Rules (2007) Rounders Nicky Rackard Cup (2007)
Club Football Championship Club Hurling Championship
Sam Maguire Cup Croke Park Liam McCarthy Cup
Ladies' Gaelic football Camogie
Ladies' Football Championship Interprovincial Championships Camogie Championship
Brendan Martin Cup O'Duffy Cup
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