2009 International Rules Series

none December 2023 April 2025 December 2017 The 2009 International Rules Series (officially the 2009 Coca-Cola International Rules Series) was to have been the 15th International Rules Series football competition. On 28 July 2009 the Australian Football League (AFL) informed the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) that due to economic conditions in Australia they would not be travelling to Ireland for the series in October. GAA President Christy Cooney and Ireland's international rules team manager Seán Boylan both expressed their disappointment at the AFL's decision. The AFL committed in writing that it would travel to Ireland for the series in 2010, and the Gaelic Grounds and Croke Park would host those two games.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0728/internationalrules.html Rules series off over Aussie cash concerns 2009-07-28 RTÉ 2009-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090731122424/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0728/internationalrules.html 2009-07-31 deadhttp://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/rules-series-postponed-as-recession-bites-aussies-1844737.html Rules series postponed as recession bites Aussies 2009-07-29 Irish Independent 2009-07-29 Postponed fixtures Australia: v London and v Clare (warm-up fixtures) Ireland: v Wicklow and v Tipperary (warm-up fixtures) First Test: 24 October 2009 at Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland Second Test: 1 November 2009 at Croke Park, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland See also International rules football Gaelic football Australian rules football Comparison of Australian rules football and Gaelic football References International Rules series International Rules Series Category:International Rules series Category:International sports competitions hosted by Ireland