| 1998 International Rules Series | |
| Event: | International Rules Series |
| Team1: | Ireland |
| Team1association: |  |
| Team1score: | 128 |
| Team2: | Australia |
| Team2association: |  |
| Team2score: | 118 |
| Details: | Ireland win series 128–118 on aggregate |
| Firstleg: | First test |
| Team1score1: | 61 |
| Team2score1: | 62 |
| Date1: | 11 October 1998 |
| Stadium1: | Croke Park, Dublin |
| City1: | County Dublin |
| Referee1: | Mick Curley[1] (Ireland) Andrew Coates (Australia) |
| Attendance1: | 22,900 |
| Secondleg: | Second test |
| Team1score2: | 67 |
| Team2score2: | 56 |
| Date2: | 18 October 1998 |
| Stadium2: | Croke Park, Dublin |
| City2: | County Dublin |
| Referee2: | Mick Curley (Ireland) Andrew Coates (Australia) |
| Attendance2: | 35,221 |
| Television: | N2 (Ireland) Seven Network (Australia) |
| Previous: | 1990 |
| Next: | 1999 |
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.[2] Ireland and Australia both won a game however Ireland won the overall series by 10 points in aggregate.[3]
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[4]
Source for scores in the second test: International Rules Gold (TG4)[5]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 0.5.4 (19) | 1.9.6 (39) | 2.11.9 (54) | 2.13.10 | (61) | |
| Australia | 0.2.2 (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 | Mick Curley (Ireland) Andrew Coates (Australia) | |
| Match report | ||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 0.6.2 (20) | 2.7.4 (37) | 4.9.7 (58) | 4.12.7 | (67) | |
| Australia | 1.1.1 (10) | 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 | Mick Curley (Ireland) Andrew Coates (Australia) | |
| Match report | ||
Source: Official Series match-day programme[6]
| Ireland | Australia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Num. | Name | Team | Position | Num. | Name | Team | Position | |
| N/A | Manager | N/A | N/A | Head coach | ||||
| 1 | Goalkeeper | 1 | Goalkeeper | |||||
| 2 | Vice Captain[7] | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 6 | 8 | |||||||
| 7 | 9 | |||||||
| 8 | 10 | |||||||
| 9 | 11 | |||||||
| 10 | 12 | |||||||
| 11 | 14 | |||||||
| 12 | 15 | |||||||
| 13 | Derry Foley | 16 | ||||||
| 14 | Finbar Cullen | 17 | ||||||
| 15 | John Kenny | 18 | Captain | |||||
| 16 | 19 | |||||||
| 17 | 20 | |||||||
| 18 | Captain | 21 | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | |||||||
| 20 | 24 | |||||||
| 21 | Niall Buckley | 32 | ||||||
| 22 | 34 | |||||||
| 23 | Colm McManaman | 35 | ||||||
| 24 | ||||||||
| 25 | ||||||||
| 26 | Martin Daly | |||||||
| 27 | ||||||||
| 28 | Eoin Gormley | |||||||
| 29 | ||||||||
| 30 | ||||||||
| 31 | Seán Ó Domhnaill | |||||||
| Michael Magill | Standby | |||||||
| Damien Donlon | Standby | |||||||
Jim Stynes Medal – Stephen Silvagni