Ireland international rules football team


The Ireland international rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football. The team is made up of Irish players from the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian Football League.
Prior to 2006, an under-19 and under-17 team had participated in a similar series, while a women's team participated in 2006. Currently, the Ireland team plays at least one of its home games at Croke Park, with recent alternative venues being Pearse Stadium in Galway in 2006, the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick in 2010 and Breffni Park in Cavan in 2013.
At present the only team Ireland plays is the Australia international rules football team, on an annual basis in the International Rules Series. As of 2015, Ireland have won ten of 19 series, won 21 of 40 test matches played and participated in two draws, all since the inaugural 1984 Series.

Squads

[2017 [International Rules Series|2017]] squad (Tour to Australia)

Manager: Joe Kernan

2015">2015 International Rules Series">2015 squad

Manager: Joe Kernan

2014">2014 International Rules Series">2014 squad (Tour to Australia)

Manager: Paul Earley

2013">2013 International Rules Series">2013 squad

Manager: Paul Earley
Changes ahead of second Test
Manager: Anthony Tohill
*Ireland won series 130-65 on aggregate

2010">2010 International Rules Series">2010 squad

Manager: Anthony Tohill
*Ireland lost series 102-92 on aggregate

2008">2008 International Rules Series">2008 squad (Tour to Australia)

Manager: Sean Boylan
''*Ireland won series 102-97 on aggregate

2006">2006 International Rules Series">2006 squad

Manager: Sean Boylan
*Ireland lost series 109-79 on aggregate

2005">2005 International Rules Series">2005 squad (Tour to Australia)

*Ireland lost series 123-98 on aggregate

1999">1999 International Rules Series">1999 squad (Tour to Australia)

*Ireland won series 128-118 on aggregate

Honor roll

List of captains and managers

Since 1998
YearCaptainCountyResultManagerCounty
2017Aidan O'SheaMayo
Lost by 13 points
Joe KernanArmagh
2015Bernard BroganDublin
Won by 4 points
Joe KernanArmagh
2014Michael MurphyDonegal
Lost by 10 points
Paul EarleyRoscommon
2013Michael MurphyDonegal
Won by 101 points
Paul EarleyRoscommon
2011Stephen CluxtonDublin
Won by 65 points
Anthony TohillDerry
2010Steven McDonnellArmagh
Lost by 10 points
Anthony TohillDerry
2008Seán CavanaghTyrone
Won by 5 points
Seán BoylanMeath
2006Kieran McGeeneyArmagh
Lost by 30 points
Seán BoylanMeath
2005Pádraic JoyceGalway
Lost by 57 points
Pete McGrathDown
2004Pádraic JoyceGalway
Won by 50 points
Pete McGrathDown
2003Graham CantyCork
Lost by 7 points
John O'KeefeKerry
2002Séamus MoynihanKerry
Lost by 7 points
John O'KeefeKerry
2001Anthony TohillDerry
Won by 25 points
Brian McEniffDonegal
2000Trevor GilesMeath
Lost by 25 points
Brian McEniffDonegal
1999John McDermottMeath
Won by 8 points
Colm O'RourkeMeath
1998John McDermottMeath
Won by 10 points
Colm O'RourkeMeath

List of appearances by county

Since 1998
#CountyAppearancesPlayer record†
1Kerry
34
Tadgh Kennelly
2Cork
32
Graham Canty
3Galway
30
Padraig Joyce
4Tyrone
29
Sean Cavanagh
5Meath
25
Graham Geraghty
=6Dublin
24
Stephen Cluxton
Brian Stynes
Bryan Cullen
=6Armagh
24
Steven McDonnell
Kieran McGeeney
8Mayo
21
James Nallen
=9Kildare
20
Dermot Earley
=9Laois
20
Colm Begley
11Derry
15
Seán Marty Lockhart
12Donegal
13
Michael Murphy
13Offaly
12
Ciaran McManus
14Down
11
Brendan Coulter
15Westmeath
6
Dessie Dolan
16Monaghan
5
Conor McManus
Darren Hughes
=17Roscommon
3
Francie Grehan
Sean McDermott
Cathal Cregg
=17Cavan
3
Dermot McCabe
=17Tipperary
3
Derry Foley
=17Wexford
3
Mattie Forde
=17Wicklow
3
Leighton Glynn
=22Carlow
2
Brendan Murphy
=22Louth
2
Paddy Keenan
Ciarán Byrne
=22Sligo
2
Eamonn O'Hara
=22Longford
2
Paul Barden
=26Clare
1
Odhran O'Dwyer
=26Fermanagh
1
Paul Brewster
=26Leitrim
1
Seamus Quinn
=26Limerick
2
John Quane

† This figure does not indicate the number of test matches these players have played. Rather it indicates the number of times they have been selected in an Ireland squad.

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