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{{Infobox football match
| title                   = 1999 International Rules Series
| image                   =
| event                   = [[International Rules Series]]
| team1                   = [[Australia international rules football team|Australia]]
| team1association        = {{flagicon|Australia|size=50px}}
| team1score              = 114
| team2                   = [[Ireland international rules football team|Ireland]]
| team2association        = {{flagicon|Ireland|size=50px}}
| team2score              = 122
| details                 = Ireland win series 122-114 on aggregate
| firstleg                = First test
| team1score1           = 62
| team2score1             = 70
| details1                = 
| date1                   = 8 October 1999
| stadium1                = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
| city1                   = [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
| man_of_the_match1a      = 
| man_of_the_match1atitle = 
| man_of_the_match1b      = 
| man_of_the_match1btitle = 
| referee1                =  Andrew Coates (Australia) <br> [[Mick Curley]] (Ireland)
| attendance1             = 64,326
| weather1                = 
| secondleg               = Second test
| team1score2             = 52
| team2score2             = 52
| details2                = 
| date2                   = 15 October 1999
| stadium2                = [[Football Park]], [[Adelaide]]
| city2                   = [[South Australia]]
| man_of_the_match2a      = 
| man_of_the_match2atitle = 
| man_of_the_match2b      = 
| man_of_the_match2btitle = 
| referee2                = Andrew Coates (Australia) <br> [[Mick Curley]] (Ireland) 
| attendance2             = 45,187
| weather2                = 
| television              = [[Seven Network]] (Australia)<br />[[RTÉ2|N2]] (Ireland)
| previous                = [[1998 International Rules Series|1998]]
| next                    = [[2000 International Rules Series|2000]]
}}

The '''1999 International Rules Series''' was the sixth annual [[International Rules Series]] and the second time that a test series of [[international rules football]] has been played between [[Ireland]] and [[Australia]] since the series resumed in 1998.

The 1999 series was played in Australia with a two-test series used to decide the winner. The first test was played at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] and the second test was played at [[Football Park]] in [[Adelaide]]. The 1999 Series was historic for the fact that a then record crowd of 64,326 turned up at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] for the first test followed by a strong 45,187 fans at the second test in [[Adelaide]]. The two combined crowds equalled to 109,513, smashing the opening record at the previous year's series in [[Ireland]].

The second test of the 1999 series in [[Adelaide]] finished as a draw, the first time such a result occurred in an international rules series.

== Series overview ==
The first test was played at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] in front of a then record crowd of 64,326. In a high scoring game, the Irish were victorious with McDermott scoring Ireland's only goal of the match. The Australians were not disgraced, finishing just 8 points behind the Irish at the end of the night with [[Nathan Buckley]] kicking 5 overs. The second test provided a unique result. In a first for any [[international rules]] game, the second test finished as a draw. Despite this, the Irish still won the series by 8 points on aggregate (their winning margin of the first test). Nathan Buckley again scored 5 overs, prompting many to pronounce him the [[Jim Stynes]] Medal winner. [[Michael O'Loughlin]] and [[Shane Crawford]] each scored a goal each whilst for the Irish, McDermott and Tohill gained scores of 7 in front of over 45,000 people at [[Football Park]] in [[Adelaide]]. Ireland won the series 122–114 on aggregate.

== Squads ==
''For Australian squad see: [[Australia international rules football team#1999|Australia 1999 Team]]''<br>
''For Ireland squad see: [[Ireland international rules football team#1999 squad (Tour to Australia)|Ireland 1999 Team]]''

== Matches ==

=== First test ===
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable"
!  Team !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Total   
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|30px]] '''[[Australia]]''' || '''0.4.2''' || '''0.9.4''' || '''0.13.7''' || '''0.16.14''' || '''(62)'''
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|30px]] '''[[Ireland]]''' || '''0.6.3''' || '''0.9.6''' || '''1.15.9''' || '''2.16.10''' || '''(70)'''
|-
| ''Ireland won by 8'' || '''G.O.P''' || '''G.O.P''' || '''G.O.P''' || '''G.O.P''' || ''Final''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! Date 
| Friday, 8 October 1999
|-
! Scoring ([[Australia|AUS]])
| '''Goals:''' Nil<br>
'''Overs:''' Buckley 5, McRae 2, Waterhouse 2, Bell 2,<br>Campbell 2, Leppitsch, Smith, West
|-
! Scoring ([[Ireland|IRL]])
| '''Goals:''' Fallon, Whelan<br>
'''Overs:''' Canavan 3, Fallon 3, Giles 3, Kavanagh 3, Buckley, Dolan, Earley, Tohill
|-
! Best
| '''AUS:''' Buckley, McRae, Cousins, Bell, Campbell, Smith<br>'''IRL:'''  Kavanagh, Tohill, Fallon, Giles
|-
! Injuries
| Nil
|-
! Venue
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|VIC]] 
|-
! Attendance
| 64,326  
|-
! Umpires
| Andrew Coates (Australia) [[Mick Curley]] (Ireland)
|}
</div>

=== Second test ===
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable"
!  Team !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Total   
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|30px]] '''[[Australia]]''' || '''1.4.1''' || '''2.6.3''' || '''2.8.4''' || '''2.12.4''' || '''(52)'''
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|30px]] '''[[Ireland]]''' || '''1.1.4''' || '''1.4.8''' || '''1.7.11''' || '''1.11.13''' || '''(52)'''
|-
| ''Match was drawn'' || '''G.O.P''' || '''G.O.P''' || '''G.O.P''' || '''G.O.P''' || ''Final''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! Date 
| Friday, 15 October 1999
|-
! Scoring ([[Australia|AUS]])
| '''Goals:''' O'Loughlin, Crawford<br>
'''Overs:''' Buckley 5, Smith 2, Graham, Richardson,<br>Waterhouse, Campbell, Bell
|-
! Scoring ([[Ireland|IRL]])
| '''Goals:''' McDermott<br>
'''Overs:''' Fallon 2, Tohill 2, Buckley 2, Geraghty, Giles, Kavanagh, McManus, Stynes
|-
! Best
| '''AUS:''' Buckley, Graham, Richardson, Crawford, Campbell, Akermanis<br>'''IRL:'''  Donellan, Stynes, Giles, Fay, Cullen, Tohill
|-
! Injuries
| Nil
|-
! Venue
| [[Football Park]], [[Adelaide, South Australia|Adelaide]], [[South Australia|SA]] 
|-
! Attendance
| 45,187  
|-
! Umpires
| Andrew Coates (Australia) [[Mick Curley]] (Ireland)
|}
</div>

== See also ==
* [[International Rules football]]
* [[Gaelic football]]
* [[Australian rules football]]
* [[Comparison of Australian rules football and Gaelic football]]

== References ==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072553/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Aust-Ireland.html#1999
* http://internationalrules.gaa.ie/1999.html ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090912121800/http://internationalrules.gaa.ie/1999.html Archived] 2009-06-11)
* http://www.tariksport.com/international%20rules%20results.shtml ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090218223302/http://tariksport.com/international%20rules%20results.shtml Archived] 2009-06-11)

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