1987 International Rules Series

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.[1]

Eugene McGee was in charge of the Irish team, while Seán McCague was his assistant manager.[2]

Summary

First test[1]
Venue: Croke Park, Dublin
Crowd: 15,532

Team Score
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3-7-14 (53)
Australia Australia 1-11-12 (51)
Ireland Australia
Greg 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

Second test[1]
Venue: Croke Park, Dublin
Crowd: 15,485

Team Score
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3-6-11 (47)
Australia Australia 3-14-12 (72)
Ireland Australia
Niall 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

Third test[1]
Venue: Croke Park, Dublin
Crowd: 27,023

Team Score
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1-13-10 (55)
Australia Australia 0-14-17 (59)
Ireland Australia
Greg 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)[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "International Rules - Series 3 - 1987 – Ireland". GAA.ie. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 28 March 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Former GAA president Seán McCague dies". Hogan Stand. 24 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Australia v. Ireland since 1967". Footy Stats. 1 January 2000. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

External links

  • Australia v. Ireland since 1967
  • Aussie Rules International: The Third Series – 1987
  • International Rules – Series 3 – 1987 – Ireland
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