2011 International Rules Series
| Event | International Rules Series | ||||||
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| 130–65 on aggregate, Ireland win series 2–0 | |||||||
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| Date | 28 October 2011 | ||||||
| Venue | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria | ||||||
| Referee | Ray Chamberlain (Australia) David Coldrick (Ireland) |
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| Attendance | 22,921 | ||||||
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| Date | 4 November 2011 | ||||||
| Venue | Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland | ||||||
| Referee | Ray Chamberlain (Australia) David Coldrick (Ireland) |
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| Attendance | 12,545 | ||||||
The 2011 International Rules Series (officially the 2011 Toyota International Rules Series) was the 16th International Rules Series contested between Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian rules footballers from Australia. The series was played over two test matches, with Ireland winning the series by 130-65 points on aggregate. In doing so, Ireland achieved their greatest ever winning test margin (in the first test) and greatest ever series victory, whilst Australia had their lowest ever test score in the second test. The Australian Football League (AFL) announced part of the schedule for the series in June 2011, with Etihad Stadium in Melbourne chosen for the first test match. In July, the AFL announced that Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast would be the venue for the second test. This was the first time that any stadium in the state of Queensland hosted an international rules game. The first test was played on 28 October, while the second test was played one week later on 4 November.
Network Ten and its multi-channel affiliate One HD broadcast this year's series to Australian audiences. The first test match was delayed in all metropolitan areas of Australia, while the second test was broadcast live to Melbourne and Sydney audiences and delayed elsewhere.Irish-language channel TG4 broadcast the series live in Ireland, while mainstream English-language network RTÉ showed an hourly highlights show as was the case for the 2010 series in Ireland.
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