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.

Summary

First test
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
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
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)

References

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