1987 International Rules Series

December 2017 December 2017 The 1987 International Rules Series was the third series between Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian rules footballers from Australia. The series took place in Ireland and consisted of three test matches between the Australian and Irish international rules football teams. Australia won the series 2–1 and by 27 over the three test matches.http://internationalrules.gaa.ie/1987.html GAA.ie 1 January 2007 International Rules - Series 3 - 1987 – Ireland bot: unknown https://archive.today/20070328094603/http://internationalrules.gaa.ie/1987.html 28 March 2007 Eugene McGee was in charge of the Irish team, while Seán McCague was his assistant manager.https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/325845 Former GAA president Seán McCague dies Hogan Stand 24 November 2022 Summary 20% First test Venue: Croke Park, Dublin Crowd: 15,532 Team Score Ireland Ireland 3-7-14 (53) Australia Australia 1-11-12 (51) Ireland AustraliaGreg Blaney Val Daly Kieran Duff Paul Earley Mick Fagan Liam Hayes Ger Lynch Mick Lyons Brian McGilligan Seamus McHugh Dermot McNicholl Ciarán Murray Pat O'Byrne John O'Leary Robbie O'Malley Jim Reilly Noel Roche B. Sex Pat Spillane Tom Spillane Bruce Abernethy Andrew Bews Peter Bubner Matthew Campbell Peter Foster Danny Frawley Andrew Jarman Chris Lewis Bruce Lindner Bruce Lindsay Steve Malaxos Tony McGuinness Michael Mitchell Richard Osborne Gary Pert Paul Roos Brian Royal Scott Salisbury Jim Stynes Phil Walsh 20% Second test Venue: Croke Park, Dublin Crowd: 15,485 Team Score Ireland Ireland 3-6-11 (47) Australia Australia 3-14-12 (72) Ireland AustraliaNiall Cahalane Val Daly Kieran Duff Mick Fagan Gerry Hargan Liam Hayes Ger Lynch John Lynch Mick Lyons Brian McGilligan Seamus McHugh Dermot McNicholl Ciarán Murray Pat O'Byrne John O'Leary Robbie O'Malley Jim Reilly Noel Roche Pat Spillane Tom Spillane Bruce Abernethy Andrew Bews Matthew Campbell Peter Foster Danny Frawley Ross Gibbs Darel Hart Andrew Jarman Chris Lewis Bruce Lindsay Steve Malaxos Tony McGuinness Michael Mitchell Richard Osborne Gary Pert Paul Roos Brian Royal Scott Salisbury Jim Stynes Stephen Wright 20% Third test Venue: Croke Park, Dublin Crowd: 27,023 Team Score Ireland Ireland 1-13-10 (55) Australia Australia 0-14-17 (59) Ireland AustraliaGreg Blaney Colm Browne Niall Cahalane Mick Fagan Bernard Flynn Stephen King Ger Lynch Mick Lyons Brian McGilligan Seamus McHugh Dermot McNicholl Ciarán Murray John O'Leary Robbie O'Malley Jim Reilly Noel Roche Tony Scullion B. Sex Pat Spillane Tom Spillane Bruce Abernethy Andrew Bews Matthew Campbell Danny Frawley Darel Hart Andrew Jarman Chris Lewis Bruce Lindsay Steve Malaxos Tony McGuinness Michael Mitchell Richard Osborne David Pearce Gary Pert Paul Roos Brian Royal Scott Salisbury Jim Stynes Stephen Wright Phil Walsh Beitzel Medal (Best player for the series) — Tony McGuinness (Australia)http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Aust-Ireland.html Australia v. Ireland since 1967 Footy Stats 1 January 2000 29 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072553/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Aust-Ireland.html 6 October 2014 dead dmy-all References External links Australia v. Ireland since 1967 https://archive.today/20080729134115/http://www.aussierulesinternational.com/home/world/europe/ireland/international_rules/compromise_rules_1984_-_1990_/1987 Aussie Rules International: The Third Series – 1987 el International Rules – Series 3 – 1987 – Ireland International Rules Series International Rules Series Category:International Rules series Category:International sports competitions hosted by Ireland