1987 International Rules Series Explained

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
Ireland	3-7-14 (53)
	1-11-12 (51)

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

Team	Score
	3-6-11 (47)
Australia	3-14-12 (72)

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

Team	Score
	1-13-10 (55)
Australia	0-14-17 (59)

Beitzel Medal (Best player for the series) — Tony McGuinness (Australia)^[3]

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Rules - Series 3 - 1987 – Ireland . GAA.ie . 1 January 2007 . bot: unknown . https://archive.today/20070328094603/http://internationalrules.gaa.ie/1987.html . 28 March 2007 .
2. News: Former GAA president Seán McCague dies. Hogan Stand. 24 November 2022.
3. Web site: 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.