1998 International Rules Series

The 1998 International Rules Series was the fifth annual series between Gaelic footballers from the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian rules footballers from the Australian Football League and the first since it was cancelled in 1990. It was part of a four-year agreement.[1] Ireland and Australia both won a game however Ireland won the overall series by 10 points in aggregate.[2]

1998 International Rules Series
EventInternational Rules Series
Ireland Australia
128 118
Ireland win series 128–118 on aggregate
First test
Ireland Australia
61 62
Date11 October 1998
VenueCroke Park, Dublin, County Dublin
RefereeMichael Curley (Ireland)
Andrew Coates (Australia)
Attendance22,900
Second test
Australia Ireland
56 67
Date18 October 1998
VenueCroke Park, Dublin, County Dublin
RefereeMichael Curley (Ireland)
Andrew Coates (Australia)
Attendance35,221

Results

Both tests were played at GAA Headquarters (Croke Park in Dublin). The total series attendance was 58,121.

Sources for the following details: Footy Stats[3]
Source for scores in the second test: International Rules Gold (TG4)[4]

First test
Team1234Total
Ireland0.5.4 (19)1.9.6 (39)2.11.9 (54)2.13.10(61)
Australia0.2.2 (8)0.8.4 (28)0.11.8 (41)2.13.11(62)
Australia won by 1 point
Date Sunday, 11 October 1998
Scoring (IRL) Goals: McCabe, Donnellan

Overs: Stynes 4, Canavan 3, McCabe 2, Foley 2, Donnellan, Fallon

Scoring (AUS) Goals: Neitz, Eagleton

Overs: Carey 4, Lloyd 4, Neitz, Everitt, Camporeale, Farmer, Crawford

Best IRL: McCabe, McDermott, B. Stynes, Canavan

AUS: Buckley, Smith, Carey, Neitz, Silvagni

Injuries Nil
Venue Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
Attendance 22,900
Referees / Umpires Michael Curley (Ireland)
Andrew Coates (Australia)
Match report

Second test
Team1234Total
Ireland?.?.?2.7.4 (37)4.9.7 (58)4.12.7(67)
Australia?.?.?2.6.6 (36)2.8.10 (46)2.10.14(56)
Ireland won by 11 points
Date Sunday, 11 October 1998
Scoring (IRL) Goals: Canavan, Fallon, de Paor, Donnellan

Overs: Canavan 3, Fallon 2, Stynes 2, Daly, Cavlan, Kenny, Lockhart, Tohill

Scoring (AUS) Goals: Harvey, Camporeale

Overs: Holland 2, Eagleton 2, Ricciuto 2, Buckley, Stevens, Lloyd, Stynes

Best IRL: Canavan, McDermott, Fallon, Donnellan, McConnell

AUS: Hart, Holland, Buckley, Carey, Ricciuto, Silvagni, Wellman

Injuries Nil
Venue Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
Attendance 35,221
Referees / Umpires Michael Curley (Ireland)
Andrew Coates (Australia)
Match report

Squads

Source: Official Series match-day programme[5]

Ireland Australia
Num. Name Team Position Num. Name Team Position
N/AColm O'RourkeMeathManagerN/ALeigh MatthewsN/AHead coach
1Finbarr McConnellTyroneGoalkeeper1Stephen SilvagniCarltonGoalkeeper
2Peter CanavanTyroneVice Captain[6]2Nick HollandHawthorn
3Kieran McGeeneyArmagh3Matthew LloydEssendon
4Diarmuid MarsdenArmagh5Nathan BuckleyCollingwood
5Anthony TohillDerry6Sean WellmanEssendon
6Seán Marty LockhartDerry8Anthony StevensNorth Melbourne
7Brendan DevenneyDonegal9Shane CrawfordHawthorn
8Paul BrewsterFermanagh10Peter EverittSt Kilda
9Dermot McCabeCavan11Jim StynesMelbourne
10Darren FayMeath12Todd VineyMelbourne
11James NallenMayo14Nathan EagletonPort Adelaide
12Colm ParkinsonLaois15David NeitzMelbourne
13Derry FoleyTipperary16Scott CamporealeCarlton
14Finbar CullenOffaly17Nigel SmartAdelaide
15John KennyOffaly18Wayne CareyNorth MelbourneCaptain
16Brian StynesDublin19Rohan SmithWestern Bulldogs
17Séamus MoynihanKerry20Jeff FarmerMelbourne
18John McDermottMeathCaptain21Shaun RehnAdelaide
19Jarlath FallonGalway22Wayne CampbellRichmond
20Michael DonnellanGalway24Brad JohnsonWestern Bulldogs
21Niall BuckleyKildare32Mark RicciutoAdelaide
22Seán Óg de PaorGalway34Ben HartAdelaide
23Colm McManamanMayo35Robert HarveySt Kilda
24Glen RyanKildare
25Kevin O'BrienWicklow
26Martin DalyClare
27Jim McGuinnessDonegal
28Eoin GormleyTyrone
29Gerard CavlanTyrone
30Kevin WalshGalway
31Seán Ó DomhnaillGalway
Michael MagillDownStandby
Damien DonlonRoscommonStandby

Jim Stynes Medal – Stephen Silvagni

See also

References
  1. "Tarik's International Rules Football". Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  2. "International Rules – Series 5 – 1998 – Ireland". Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. "Ireland v Australia 1998". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. "Squads". 1998 International Rules Series programme. DBA Publications Limited. (11 & 18 October 1998).
  6. An uncompromising success November 1998
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